Case Report Neonatal Stroke

Authors: Najia al H*, Attiaalzahrani, Ibrahiumkotbi, Helalalmalki, Amal Zubani, Marwayosef, Emad H and Abdulsamee AA

DOI: 10.23880/mjccs-16000180

Volume 2, Issue 5

Abstract

Stroke is a brain injury caused by the interruption of blood flowing to part of the brain. A neonatal stroke is a disturbance in the blood supply to an infant’s brain in the first 28 days of life [1]. This includes both ischemic events, which result from a blockage of vessels, and hemorrhagic events, which result when a blood vessel ruptures and bleeds. A neonatal stroke occurs in approximately 1 in 4,000 births.

Keywords: Neonatal Stroke; Chorioamnionitis; Homocysteine; Coagulopathy; Prothrombin

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