Stroke from cervicocephalic arterial dissection in Saudi children.
Cervicocephalic arterial dissection CCAD is an important, but rarely recognized, cause of stroke in children. We describe 3 cases of CCAD who were diagnosed during a study on childhood stroke which included 104 patients. A high index of suspicion and targeted investigations are needed for the diagnosis and management of CCAD in childhood.
Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, PO Box 2925, Riyadh 11461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. mustafa@ksu.edu.sa
Mustafa A
MA
Salih
Ahmed A
AA
Al-Jarallah
Mussaad M
MM
Al-Salman
Ibrahim A
IA
Alorainy
Hamdy H
HH
Hassan
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000293:injuries; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*