title: Ischemic stroke in children with critical illness: a poor prognostic sign.
abstract: A consecutive case series of 55 children (0-17 years old) with arterial ischemic stroke is reported. Twenty of these children were critically ill at the time their stroke occurred. Mortality among these 20 children was 40%, compared with 3% in non-critically ill children with arterial ischemic stroke; overall mortality in this case series was 16%. Mortality resulted primarily from the underlying illness. Prognosis after stroke is markedly worsened in children with premorbid critical illness.
authors: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA. ljordan2@jhmi.edu <ljordan2@jhmi.edu>
authors: Lori C
authors: LC
authors: Jordan
authors: Jackelien G M
authors: JG
authors: van Beek
authors: Rebecca F
authors: RF
authors: Gottesman
authors: Eric H
authors: EH
authors: Kossoff
authors: Michael V
authors: MV
authors: Johnston
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000401:mortality*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000401:mortality*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000401:mortality*