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Emphasis

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"COL4A1 brain small-vessel disease"

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"multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (ACTA2 cerebral arteriopathy)"

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"COL4A1 brain small-vessel disease"

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Acronyms

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"HANAC syndrome (hereditary angiopathy with nephropathy, aneurysms, and muscle cramps syndrome)"

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"The 2026 AHA guideline introduces, for the first time, formal recommendations for children with ischaemic stroke ⁸:"

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Numbers Over10000

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"prothrombin 20210 mutation ⁵"

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Ischaemic stroke"

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"Haemorrhagic stroke"

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"Venous thrombosis"

Line 110:1 · "Venous thrombosis" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Inline EG

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"CNS vasculitis (e.g. large vessel childhood primary angiitis of the CNS (cPACNS), systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.)"

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"other genetic disorders (e.g. neurofibromatosis type 1 ²)"

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"CNS vasculitis (e.g. large vessel childhood primary angiitis of the CNS (cPACNS), systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.)"

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"skull base/intracranial or other proximal venous infection (e.g. Lemierre syndrome)"

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"malignancy (e.g. acute lymphoblastic leukaemia)"

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"chemotherapy (e.g. L-asparaginase)"

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Oxford Comma

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"In paediatric patients with suspected stroke, brain and vascular MRI/MRA of the cervical and intracranial vessels is the preferred first-line imaging modality, given the importance of excluding arteriopathy, dissection, and non-ischaemic mimics. If MRI/MRA is not immediately available (within 25 minutes), CT/CTA of the head and neck is a reasonable alternative ⁸."

Line 125:42 · Use the Oxford comma in 'stroke, brain and vascular'.

Semicolons

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"thrombolysis: alteplase may be considered in children aged 28 days to 18 years presenting within 4.5 hours with disabling deficits; safety data are supportive, though efficacy remains uncertain ⁸"

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