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Making MR Imaging Child's Play - Pediatric Neuroimaging Protocol, Guidelines and Procedure
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Imaging of pediatric neurovascular emergencies

Yang Tang1, William C Goodman2, Michael D Maldonado2

  • 1Department of Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA, USA. yang.tang@vcuhealth.org.

Emergency Radiology
|January 13, 2018
PubMed

Insights

Pediatric strokes, though rare, require prompt emergency diagnosis. This review covers the varied causes and noninvasive imaging for evaluating pediatric ischemic and hemorrhagic brain diseases.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Pediatric Radiology
  • Emergency Medicine

Background:

  • Pediatric strokes are uncommon but critical emergency diagnoses.
  • Associated pathologies differ from adult presentations.
  • Clinical and imaging findings vary with age and disease severity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review differential diagnoses for pediatric strokes.
  • To outline noninvasive imaging evaluation strategies.
  • To cover both ischemic and hemorrhagic pediatric brain diseases.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of pediatric stroke pathologies.
  • Analysis of clinical presentations and imaging findings.
  • Focus on noninvasive diagnostic techniques.

Main Results:

  • Differential diagnoses for pediatric stroke are diverse.
  • Imaging plays a crucial role in diagnosis.
  • Age and severity influence disease presentation.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate diagnosis of pediatric stroke relies on recognizing varied pathologies.
  • Noninvasive imaging is key for evaluating pediatric cerebral ischemia and hemorrhage.
  • Understanding age-dependent presentations aids diagnosis.

Keywords:
AneurysmArteriopathyArteriovenous malformationCerebrovenous thrombosisHemorrhagePediatricStroke

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