title: Pediatric Acute Ischemic Cerebral Vascular Accidents: A Case Report.
abstract: An 8-year-old girl presented to the pediatric emergency department (ED) with left-sided weakness. Workup consisted of labs and imaging including magnetic resonance imaging showing an acute ischemic stroke. Literature regarding pediatric acute ischemic stroke is minimal, and there are few protocols guiding care in the pediatric population. Current recommendations include treatment with unfractionated heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) with subsequent daily aspirin prophylaxis. Further large scale studies are needed to produce protocols and generalizable treatment plans.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Emergency Medicine and †Pediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Nevada, School of Medicine, University Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV.
authors.forename: Shadi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lahham
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D006493:Heparin; D001241:Aspirin