title: Early prognostic indicators of outcome in ischemic childhood stroke.
abstract: The aim of this study was to identify early prognostic factors in children with ischemic arterial stroke. Presenting symptoms, patterns of infarction on magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography scans, and etiologic findings were compared with clinical outcome in a consecutive series of 31 children with ischemic arterial stroke. Presentation with an altered level of consciousness, seizures, or both and a completed or cortical completed stroke of the middle cerebral artery were found to be significant risk factors for poor outcome. No significant correlation was found between prognosis of childhood stroke and etiology, age at presentation, or gender.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Neurology, University Hospital Rotterdam/Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Delsing
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Catsman-Berrevoets
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Appel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017668:Age of Onset; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome