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.
Salih
Mustafa A
MA
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
Al-Jarallah
Ahmed A
AA
Al-Salman
Mussaad M
MM
Alorainy
Ibrahim A
IA
Hassan
Hamdy H
HH
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*