title: Current pediatric stroke treatment.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The treatment of stroke in children and infants is essential, but unfortunately is not supported by factual and substantiated data.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a comprehensive review of the currently published data on acute ischemic stroke treatment in children and highlights recent advances and possibilities with mechanical devices in the treatment of stroke in this vulnerable age population.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The current treatment for most children with acute ischemic stroke is limited to the management of the symptoms. Mechanical recanalization may improve recanalization rates and clinical outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although clinical trials will be difficult to establish in children, continued research and additional experience are imperative to treat this often devastating condition.
authors.affiliation: NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom. i.grunwald@web.de
authors.forename: Iris Quasar
authors.initials: IQ
authors.lastname: Grunwald
authors.forename: Anna Luisa
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Kühn
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D017281:Cost of Illness; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000639:trends*; D020521:Stroke / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000191:economics; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents