Topical Review Article: Etiology of Stroke in Children
- 2 July 1993
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Child Neurology
- Vol. 8 (3), 201-220
- https://doi.org/10.1177/088307389300800302
Abstract
Cerebrovascular disorders are more common than once suspected, and our ability to diagnose stroke in children has improved with the development of newer imaging techniques in recent years. Children have a wide array of risk factors that promote cerebral infarction or hemorrhage, and a likely cause can eventually be pinpointed in about two thirds of patients if a thorough diagnostic evaluation is performed. Ideally, a systematic evaluation should confirm the presence of a cerebrovascular lesion and also identify the cause, concentrating initially on the more common or treatable risk factors. Recognition of the cause of a child's stroke is important, because the likelihood of recurrence depends largely on the etiology and whether treatment is available. (J Child Neurol 1993;8:201-220).Keywords
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