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Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Model of Neonatal Stroke in P10 Rats
Published on: April 21, 2017
[Arterial ischemic stroke in childhood and adolescence]
L Gerstl1, I Borggräfe1, F Heinen1
1Kinderklinik und Kinderpoliklinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital, Abteilung für Pädiatrische Neurologie, Entwicklungsneurologie und Sozialpädiatrie, LMU Zentrum für Entwicklung und komplex chronisch kranke Kinder - iSPZ Hauner, LMU Klinikum München, Campus Innenstadt, Lindwurmstr. 4, 80337 München, Deutschland.
Insights
Pediatric arterial ischemic stroke requires rapid diagnosis and treatment, often delayed by low awareness and complex care. Revascularization strategies, adapted from adults, show promise for improved outcomes in children.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Neurology
- Emergency Medicine
- Vascular Neurology
Context:
- Childhood arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) is a time-critical pediatric emergency.
- Diagnosis is frequently delayed due to low awareness, non-specific symptoms, and fragmented care.
- Established adult revascularization strategies offer potential benefits for pediatric AIS.
Purpose:
- To highlight the challenges in diagnosing and managing pediatric AIS.
- To emphasize the importance of adapting adult treatment protocols for children.
- To underscore the need for comprehensive etiological work-up and long-term multidisciplinary care.
Summary:
- Pediatric AIS diagnosis is often delayed, impacting prognosis.
- Revascularization techniques used in adults show promise in children, despite limited comparative evidence.
- Post-acute etiological assessment is crucial for personalized secondary prevention and predicting outcomes.
- Long-term management requires a multidisciplinary approach addressing bio-psycho-social factors.
Impact:
- Improving diagnostic timeliness and treatment accessibility for pediatric AIS.
- Facilitating the translation of adult stroke therapies to pediatric populations.
- Enhancing secondary prevention strategies and long-term outcomes for affected children.
Abstract:
Childhood arterial ischemic stroke is one of the most time-critical pediatric emergencies but is often diagnosed with a prognostically relevant time delay. The reasons are low awareness, sometimes unspecific clinical presentation with a wide variety of critical differential diagnoses and less coordinated acute care structures. The revascularization strategies established for adults also show sometimes spectacular success in children. These should therefore also be made available for affected children if possible, although the evidence is nowhere near comparable. In the postacute phase the etiological work-up is complex due to the risk factors which need to be considered, but identification of the individual risk profile is essential as it defines secondary prevention, risk of recurrence and outcome. The long-term care in a multiprofessional, interdisciplinary team must take into account all bio-psycho-social aspects of the child in the current developmental phase.
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