title: Stroke presenting under 3 hours in patients younger than 18 years of age.
abstract: 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.
authors: Eastern Melbourne Neurosciences, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: Cassandra
authors: C
authors: Szoeke
authors: Christopher
authors: C
authors: Bladin
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Gordon
authors: Mark T
authors: MT
authors: Mackay
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors