Madiha Ayub.
Iron deficiency anaemia: a cause of arterial ischaemic stroke in childhood.
Ann Abbasi Shaheed Hosp Karachi Med Dent Coll Jan ;19(1):49-50.

Stroke in children, similar to adults can have devastating physical, neurological and emotional consequences for the child and the family. Case reports have suggested an association between iron deficiency anaemia in previously healthy children and ischaemic stroke. The exact mechanism by which iron deficiency can lead to stroke is poorly understand but it may be associated with thrombocytosis and microcytosis which decreases red cell deformability and produces a hypercoagulable state. We describe such a case, in which a three year male old child presented to our emergency with severe anaemia, further workup was normal, other than severe iron defiency anaemia.

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