Factor V Leiden mutation, deficiency of antithrombin III and elevation of factor VIII in a child with ischemic stroke: a case report

Brain Dev. 2006 Oct;28(9):604-6. doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2006.03.008. Epub 2006 Apr 27.

Abstract

A 4-year-old boy was admitted with left hemiplegia. Thrombophilia marker examination resulted with factor V Leiden mutation heterozygosity, a deficiency of antithrombin III and a high level of factor VIII. Cranial computed tomography scan revealed an ischemic infarct in the region of right anterior cerebral artery. In the literature, combinations of multiple thrombophilia risk factors that trigger cerebral ischemic stroke in children have been emphasized. To our knowledge, this is the first child with these combinations of thrombophilia risk factors and ischemic stroke to be reported in the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antithrombin III Deficiency*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Factor V / genetics*
  • Factor VIII / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mutation*
  • Stroke / genetics*
  • Stroke / metabolism*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods

Substances

  • factor V Leiden
  • Factor V
  • Factor VIII