A CNS insult that causes objective evidence (clinical, radiographic, or pathologic) of damage in a vascular territory and clinical symptoms lasting <24 hours
A stroke can be ischem...
Timing and progression of symptoms, including last known time when patient was normal
Analysis of risk factors/etiology: inquire about
History of trauma
Recent medication/drug use
Cardiac...
For children with sickle cell disease and acute AIS, exchange transfusion is the treatment of choice so urgent early hematology consultation is needed.
Early neurosurgical evaluation is ...
Initiate rehabilitation (physical, occupational, speech therapies) early.
For patients with significant acute neurologic deficits, consider discharge to inpatient rehabilitation.
Consider c...
Beslow LA, Licht DJ, Smith SE, et al. Predictors of outcome in childhood intracerebral hemorrhage: a prospective consecutive cohort study. Stroke. 2010;41(2):313–318. [View Ab...
434.91 Cerebral artery occlusion, unspecified with cerebral infarction
434.01 Cerebral thrombosis with cerebral infarction
431.00000 Intracerebral hemorrhage
434.11 Cerebral embolism with cereb...
Q: Will my child have another stroke?
A: Overall risk of recurrent AIS is about 10–12%, depending on the cause of the stroke. Children with focal arterial stenosis, HgbSS, and uncorrectable congeni...
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