Varicella as a risk factor for cerebral infarction in childhood: a case-control study

G Sébire; L Meyer; S Chabrier

doi:10.1002/1531-8249(199905)45:5<679::aid-ana22>3.0.co;2-e

Varicella as a risk factor for cerebral infarction in childhood: a case-control study

Ann Neurol. 1999 May;45(5):679-80. doi: 10.1002/1531-8249(199905)45:5<679::aid-ana22>3.0.co;2-e.

Authors

G Sébire¹, L Meyer, S Chabrier

Affiliation

¹ Département de Pédiatrie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 10319896
DOI: 10.1002/1531-8249(199905)45:5<679::aid-ana22>3.0.co;2-e

Abstract

The results of this case-control study show a significant statistical link between idiopathic arterial ischemic strokes in children and varicella-zoster virus infection.

MeSH terms

Case-Control Studies
Cerebral Infarction / etiology*
Chickenpox / complications*
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Risk Factors