%0 Journal Article
%T Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke and multiple thrombo-emboli in a term newborn
%A Sani Bukari
%A Abdul Hafeez Siddiqui
%A Madhvi Rajpurkar
%A Meera Chitlur
%J Open Journal of Pediatrics
%P 73-76
%@ 2160-8776
%D 2012
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojped.2012.21012
%X The etiology of perinatal arterial ischemic strokes may be maternal, fetal or both. Venous thrombo-embolism is almost always catheter associated in new-borns. Preliminary guidelines for management of perinatal arterial ischemic strokes exist but are mostly based on adult studies. We report a unique case of perinatal arterial ischemic stroke, lower extremity arterial and inferior vena-caval thrombosis. Our patient was treated with unfractionated heparin for 10 days then switched to low molecular heparin to complete 6 months of therapy. The patient responded well to therapy and shows minimal signs of permanent neurologic deficits after 6 months.
%K Perinatal arterial ischemic stroke and multiple throm-bo-emboli in a term newborn
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=18008