Internal Carotid Dissection as the Cause of Stroke in Childhood

Table 1

Patient laboratory data at the admission time.

Coagulation function	(i) PT ratio: 1.02 (range: 0.84–1.20)
	(ii) PT INR: 1.02 (range: 0.84–1.25)
	(iii) APTT ratio: 1.03 (range: 0.80–1.25)
	(iv) Fibrinogen: 307 mg/dl (range: 200–400)
	(v) Homocysteine level: 7.28 μmol/L (range: 5–12)
	(vi) Lupus anticoagulant research: positive
	(vii) Activated protein C resistance: negative
	(viii) Protein S: 0.77 U/ml (range: 0.53–1.09)
	(ix) Mutation of factor V Leiden: negative
	(x) Mutation of factor II: negative
Autoimmune investigations	(i) Complement factor
	(1) C3: 131 mg/dl (range: 80–190)
	(2) C4: 15 mg/dl (range; 15–57)
	(ii) Rheumatoid factor: 11 UI/L (normal value: <20)
	(iii) Antinucleous antibodies: negative
	(iv) Neutrophil antigranulocyte antibodies: negative
	(v) Anti-beta2glicoprotein IgG: 1.4 U/ml (positive value: >10)
	(vi) Anti-beta2glicoprotein IgM: 0.6 UI/ml (positive value: >10)
	(vii) Anticardiolipin IgG: 1,3 GPL-U/ml (positive value: >40; low positive range: 10–40)
	(viii) Anticardiolipin IgM: 1,3 MPL-UI/ml (positive value: >40; low positive range: 10–40)