Stroke presenting under 3 hours in patients younger than 18 years of age.
We report a 14-year-old girl with a delayed diagnosis of stroke, highlighting one of the most significant obstacles to offering acute thrombolytic therapies in teenagers and children. Feasibility of treatment is further limited by a lack of dosage and safety data in the paediatric population. Improved community awareness and more rapid recognition of stroke may reduce lag time to diagnosis.
Szoeke
Cassandra
C
Eastern Melbourne Neurosciences, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Bladin
Christopher
C
Gordon
Anne
A
Mackay
Mark T
MT
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors