Abstract
A 2(8/12)-year old boy suffered from hemiplegia secondary to a post-varicella arteriopathy. His clinical status improved and after 4 years of follow-up he had no recurrent stroke or transient ischemic attack. Regular improvement of arterial lesions, demonstated by serial transcranial Doppler investigations, excluded a progressive arteriopathy. Aspirin therapy was initiated and continued during 2,5 years. Transcranial Doppler is a portable, non-invasive tool that can be easily used on a regular basis to follow-up children with post-varicella arteriopathy.
MeSH terms
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Aphasia / etiology
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Aspirin / therapeutic use
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Cerebral Arterial Diseases / complications
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Cerebral Arterial Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
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Cerebral Arterial Diseases / etiology*
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Chickenpox / complications*
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Child, Preschool
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Hemiplegia / etiology
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Humans
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Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / etiology
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Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Muscle Weakness / etiology
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Perceptual Disorders / etiology
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial
Substances
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Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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Aspirin