Belgian Fabry Study ; Prevalence of Fabry Disease in a Cohort of 1000 Young Patients With Cerebrovascular Disease
Background and Purpose— Data on the prevalence of Fabry disease in patients with central nervous system pathology are limited and controversial. In this study, we assessed the prevalence of Fabry disease in young patients presenting with cerebrovascular disease in Belgium. Methods— In this national, prospective, multicenter study, we screened for Fabry disease in 1000 patients presenting with ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack, or intracranial hemorrhage; unexplained white matter lesions; or vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. In male patients, we measured α-galactosidase A (α-GAL A) activ... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2010 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Stroke ; volume 41, issue 5, page 863-868 ; ISSN 0039-2499 1524-4628 |
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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Schlagwörter: | Advanced and Specialized Nursing / Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine / Neurology (clinical) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26537555 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/strokeaha.110.579409 |