Ischemic perinatal stroke: challenge and opportunities.
The second highest risk group for developing a cerebral stroke is the perinatal period, generally defined as 20 weeks of gestation through 28th postnatal day of age. In this commentary, a brief overview of ischemic perinatal strokes is presented. Ischemic perinatal stroke (IPS) occurs at a rate of 1 : 2300 to 1 : 5000 births, accounting for 30% of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP). Thus, IPS is the most common known cause for CP [1-3]. Although they occur frequently, much remains to be studied about perinatal strokes in general and the ischemic variety in particular.
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Tonse N K
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, 6100 Executive Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. rajut@mail.nih.gov
D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology