title: Paediatric stroke: case series.
abstract: Five cases of paediatric stroke are reported. Two patients presented with idiopathic stroke, another following vertebral artery dissection, one secondary to Moyamoya disease, and one patient with the syndrome of mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes. The presentation, investigation, and management of paediatric stroke are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street, Shamshuipo, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: A K H
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy