Stroke in a case of neonatal lupus: an uncommon complication.
Stroke is an extremely rare complication of congenital heart block in children. We report a 2-year-old girl with congenital complete heart block who presented with acute-onset right middle cerebral artery territory stroke. The congenital heart block was secondary to maternal lupus.
Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Renu
R
Suthar
Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Jitendra K
JK
Sahu
Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Manojkumar
M
Rohit
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Niranjan K
NK
Khandelwal
Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India doctorpratibhasinghi@gmail.com.
Pratibha
P
Singhi
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000151:congenital / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging
congenital heart block; embolic; hemiparesis; lupus; stroke