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Varicella as a risk factor for cerebral infarction in childhood: A case‐control study
Author(s) -
Sébire Guillaume,
Meyer Laurence,
Chabrier Stéphane
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/1531-8249(199905)45:5<679::aid-ana22>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - medicine , risk factor , cerebral infarction , case control study , varicella zoster virus , pediatrics , cardiology , virus , virology , ischemia
The results of this case‐control study show a significant statistical link between idiopathic arterial ischemic strokes in children and varicella‐zoster virus infection. Ann Neurol 1999;45:679–680