title: Toward the definition of cerebral arteriopathies of childhood.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To facilitate and standardize the diagnosis of cerebrovascular conditions in childhood, particularly in the field of arterial ischemic diseases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Progress in diagnostic techniques in the past decade have led to newly established etiologies for childhood stroke, most of which represent some form of vascular pathology. These advances must be integrated into a modern nomenclature system with revised definitions of stroke and arterial wall diseases-arteriopathies-in childhood.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This nomenclature system is intended to facilitate and enhance clinical research in childhood stroke, particularly multicenter collaborative studies.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie Pédiatrique, CHU de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada. Guillaume.Sebire@Usherbrooke.ca
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sébire
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fullerton
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Riou
authors.forename: Gabrielle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: deVeber
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000592:standards; D020521:Stroke / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D009626:Terminology as Topic