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Frequency Of Cerebrovascular Accidents And Brain Abscess In Childrens With Tetralogy Of Fallot Dr., Sommayya Aftab, Amir Usman, Tipu Sultan
Frequency Of Cerebrovascular Accidents And Brain Abscess In Childrens With Tetralogy Of Fallot Dr., Sommayya Aftab, Amir Usman, Tipu Sultan
Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the frequency of cerebrovascular accidents and brain abscess in children of Tetralogy of Fallot presented with neurological manifestations.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
It was a cross-sectional descriptive observational study done at the Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Neurology departments of The Children’s Hospital & Institute of Child Health, Lahore from Dec 2009 to Nov 2010. A total 75 patients of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) up to the age of 15 years with neurological manifestation meeting the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this study. CT brain with contrast was conducted in all patients to look for evidence of cerebrovascular accident …