Abstract
Stroke in pediatric patients is distinctive as compare to adults. The authors report a rare case of familial hypertriglyceridemia type IV who had left hemiparesis with cerebellar signs. There was no history of oral trauma, head injury, convulsions, acute gastroenteritis, meningitis or otitis media
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Tank, S., Bhagwat, K., Malik, S. et al. Familial type IV hypertriglyceridemia presenting as hemiparesis with cerebellar signs. Indian J Pediatr 71, 349–350 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02724104
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