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Prevalence & Risk Factors for Perinatal Stroke: A Population-Based Study.
Bithi Roy1,2,3, Annabel Webb4, Karen Walker2,5
1The University of Sydney Children's Hospital Westmead Clinical School, Sydney, Australia.
Child Neurology Open
|December 20, 2023
Summary
Perinatal stroke affects 9.6/100,000 live births, with risk factors like cesarean delivery and neonatal resuscitation identified. However, these factors don't fully explain stroke causes in term infants.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal neurology
- Pediatric epidemiology
- Public health
Background:
- Perinatal stroke is a significant concern in term infants.
- Identifying reliable risk factors for perinatal stroke is challenging.
- Existing risk factors are often present in healthy infants, complicating early detection.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the birth prevalence of perinatal stroke in term infants.
- To investigate potential risk factors associated with perinatal stroke.
- To understand the etiological pathways of perinatal stroke.
Main Methods:
- Prospective, population-based study design.
- Comparison of perinatal stroke data with Australian general population data.
- Statistical analyses including chi-squared tests, Fisher's exact tests, and multivariable logistic regression.
Main Results:
- Sixty cases of perinatal stroke were recorded between 2017 and 2019.
- The estimated birth prevalence was 9.6 per 100,000 live births annually.
- Significant risk factors identified include cesarean section, low 5-minute Apgar scores, neonatal resuscitation, and nulliparity.
Conclusions:
- Identified risk factors, while statistically significant, do not fully elucidate the causal mechanisms of perinatal stroke.
- The identified risk factors do not represent a direct causal pathway to stroke.
- Further validation through a case-control study is recommended to confirm these findings.
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