Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 156-162 , February 2010

Craniocervical Arterial Dissection: A Cause of Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Taiwan

  • Ying-Ying Lee

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Kuang-Lin Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Kuang-Lin Lin, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital, 5 Fu-Shin Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Huei-Shyong Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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  • Min-Liang Chou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Cheng Hung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Meng-Ying Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Jainn-Jim Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Alex Mun-Ching Wong

      Affiliations

    • Division of Neuroradiology, Chang Gung Children's Hospital and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Received 5 February 2009 ,Revised 10 April 2009 ,Accepted 30 June 2009.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60036-8

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60036-8

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 156-162 , February 2010

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