Pediatric stroke is among the top 10 causes of death in children and an important cause of
chronic morbidity, with an incidence of 3.3/100,000 children/year. Risk factors associated …

Cerebrovascular disorders are an important cause of mortality and chronic morbidity in
children. International incidence rates for childhood stroke (ie, from 30 days to 18 years of …

Stroke is relatively rare in children, but can lead to significant morbidity and mortality.
Understanding that children with strokes present differently than adults and often present …

Stroke in children is rarely due to traditional stroke risk factors such as hypertension and
diabetes. Rather, stroke in this patient group typically results from the simultaneous …

Stroke in children carries lasting morbidity. Once recognized, it is important to evaluate and
treat children with acute stroke efficiently and accurately. All children should receive …

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Office of Rare Disorders
sponsored a workshop on perinatal and childhood stroke in Bethesda, Maryland, on …

Background Pediatric arterial ischemic stroke remains incompletely understood. Population-
based epidemiological data inform clinical trial design but are scant in this condition. We …

The development of additional acute stroke therapies to complement and supplement
intravenous recombinant tissue‐type plasminogen activator within the first 3 hours after …

Childhood stroke is emerging as a serious and frequent disorder. In contrast to adult stroke,
the study of childhood stroke is in a very early stage of research development with no …

Background Cardiac disease is a leading cause of stroke in children, yet limited data
support the current stroke prevention and treatment recommendations. A multidisciplinary …