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Journal of Case Reports
Ischemic Stroke in Young due to Combined Protein C and S Deficiency
ML Patel, Rekha Sachan1, KK Gupta, Ganesh Seth
From the Department of Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynaecology1,
King George’s Medical University, Lucknow-226003, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. ML Patel
Email: apatelsac@gmail.com
Received: 14-NOV-2012 Accepted: 27-DEC-2012 Published Online: 15-JAN-2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2013.0005
Abstract
WHO defines stroke as an event caused by the interruption of the blood supply to the brain, usually because a blood vessel bursts or is blocked by a clot. This cuts off the supply of oxygen and nutrients, causing damage to the brain tissue [1]. Globally, stroke is the third commonest cause of mortality [2] and the fourth leading cause of disease burden [3]. Ischemic stroke is the most common cerebrovascular disease, most often due to atherothrombotic diseases and uncommonly by disorders of hypercoagulation. Disorders of coagulation leading to thrombotic disorders are approximately 1% of all ischemic strokes and 4-8% of young strokes. Similarly combined deficiency of protein C and S can lead to hypercoagulable state and rarely present as cerebrovascular accident. We describe here a rare case of 27 year old male who presented with right middle cerebral artery territory infarct due to combined protein C and S deficiency.
Keywords : Stroke, Blood Coagulation, Protein C, Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery, Brain.
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