Risk factors and treatment outcomes for children with arterial ischemic stroke

Abstract To investigate the risk factors and treatment outcomes for ischemic stroke in children, we reviewed the charts of 93 children with ischemic stroke seen at our hospital between 1997 and 2006. Age at stroke, sex, medical history, family history, clinical findings upon admission, history of se...

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Published in:Journal of clinical neuroscience 2010-08, Vol.17 (8), p.1000-1002
Main Authors: Incecik, Faruk, Ozlem Hergüner, M, Altunbasak, Sakir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Brain Ischemia - complications
Brain Ischemia - therapy
Central Nervous System Infections - complications
Child
Child, Preschool
Childhood
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital - complications
Humans
Infant
Intracranial Arterial Diseases - complications
Intracranial Arterial Diseases - therapy
Ischemic stroke
Male
Neurology
Risk Factors
Stroke - complications
Stroke - therapy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Abstract To investigate the risk factors and treatment outcomes for ischemic stroke in children, we reviewed the charts of 93 children with ischemic stroke seen at our hospital between 1997 and 2006. Age at stroke, sex, medical history, family history, clinical findings upon admission, history of seizure, and radiological findings were recorded. Mean age at onset of the initial stroke was 56.6 ± 46.9 months, ranging from 1 month to 14 years. The male:female ratio was 1.6:1. Cardiac and infectious disease were the most common risk factors (37.7%). There were five children (5.4%) who had recurrent stroke and three (3.2%) who had multiple risk factors. Cardiac and infectious causes appeared to be the most important risk factors for ischemic stroke in children in the Adana region of Turkey.
ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2010.01.004