title: Arterial strokes in children.
abstract: Pediatric stroke has received special attention in the recent literature. It is now recognized as an important cause of mortality and morbidity in pediatric population. Varied and poorly specific symptomatology as well as overlapping risk factors makes the diagnosis of stroke in childhood challenging. Therapy remains controversial. The use of anticoagulation and thrombolysis in the management of acute stroke in children has not been systematically studied. In this article, we discuss the natural history, investigation, and treatment of pediatric arterial hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes.
authors.affiliation: James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Section of Pediatric Neurology, Indiana University Medical Center, 702 Barnhill Drive, Room #1757, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5200, USA. kcarvalh@iupui.edu
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Bhuwan P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002536:Cerebral Arteries / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D002538:Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications; D017241:MELAS Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020293:Vasculitis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications