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Ischemia in children deserves some specific considerations. It is not as rare as is commonly thought (Barnes et al. 2004; Amlie-Lefond et al. 2009). Unlike in adults, it is rarely linked to factors related to atherosclerosis. Instead, it is associated with a variety of pathological processes, including cardiac diseases, spontaneous dissection, and other nonatherosclerotic arteriopathies, which are listed in the table in Chap. 17. In some cases, a precise etiology can be identified; in many others, however, it may only be suspected or remain unknown (Barnes et al. 2004; Jones et al. 2010).
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Bradac, G.B. (2011). Arterial Occlusive Diseases in Children. In: Cerebral Angiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15678-6_19
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