RT Book, Section
A1 Carney, Paul R.
A1 Geyer, James D.
A1 Saxonhouse, Matthew A.
A1 Gomez, Camilo R.
A2 Carney, Paul R.
A2 Geyer, James D.
SR Print(0)
ID 6652642
T1 Chapter 18. Stroke
T2 Pediatric Practice: Neurology
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-148925-6
LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6652642
RD 2024/04/19
AB Stroke  in  the  pediatric  population  is  being  identified  more  frequently,  and  its  effects,  once  thought  to  be  limited,  are  now  being  recognized  as  more  serious.  Estimates  of  incidence  range  between  2  and  8  per  100,000,  with  neonates  being  disproportionately  affected.  A  recent  population-based  study  found  that  perinatal  arterial  ischemic  stroke  (PAS)  was  recognized  in  1  in  2300  term  infants.1  The  rise  in  diagnosis  of  stroke  is  in  part  attributable  to  improved  diagnostic  techniques  and  to  greater  survival  of  susceptible  children.2,3  Definitions  and  epidemiology  of  specific  types  of  stroke  in  children  are  detailed  below  in  the  discussion  of  differential  diagnosis.