Pediatric Neurology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 171-175 , September 2007

Age-Related Variation in Presenting Signs of Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke

  • Jennifer A. Zimmer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Bhuwan P. Garg, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Linda S. Williams, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Research and Development Service, Roudebush Veterans’ Affairs Medical Center Health Services, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Regenstrief Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana.
    • ,
  • Meredith R. Golomb, MD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Golomb; Division of Pediatric Neurology; Indiana University School of Medicine; Building XE 040; 575 West Dr.; Indianapolis, IN 46202.

Received 21 November 2006 ,Accepted 25 May 2007.

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PII: S0887-8994(07)00237-8

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2007.05.010

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 171-175 , September 2007

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