Epileptic Seizure, Postictal Hemiparesis, and Hyperleukocytosis

• Main Authors: Martin Olivieri MD (Author), Karin Kurnik MD (Author), Florian Heinen MD (Author), Irene Schmid MD (Author), Florian Hoffmann MD (Author), Karl Reiter MD (Author), Lucia Gerstl MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is a rare event in infancy. Besides vasculopathy, thrombophilia, or cardiac disorders, cancer and chemotherapy are known predisposing factors for AIS. Leukemia can be associated with different abnormal coagulation parameters, but severe bleeding or thrombosi...