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Cerebrovascular disease in children
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Pediatric stroke involves diverse lesions across a limited age range, unlike adult stroke. This review covers common childhood stroke causes like occlusive disease and malformations.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric neurology
- Cerebrovascular diseases
Background:
- Stroke syndrome in children presents differently than in adults, with a wider variety of lesions.
- Understanding pediatric stroke is crucial due to its unique presentation and causes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review common aspects of stroke syndrome in children.
- To highlight key cerebrovascular conditions affecting pediatric patients.
Main Methods:
- General review of pediatric stroke cases.
- Analysis of common etiologies including occlusive disease, malformations, aneurysms, hematomas, and surgical complications.
Main Results:
- Pediatric stroke encompasses a broad spectrum of cerebrovascular lesions.
- Common causes include cerebrovascular occlusive disease, arteriovenous malformations, intracranial aneurysms, and spontaneous intracerebral hematomas.
Conclusions:
- The diverse nature of pediatric stroke requires specialized attention.
- Experience from a major pediatric hospital informs the understanding of childhood stroke.
Abstract:
The stroke syndrome in adults encompasses a limited number of lesions occurring over an extended age-span. In children the syndrome includes a wide variety of lesions seen in only one and one-half decades. This general review examines common aspects of the syndrome as it is seen in children. Attention is paid to cerebrovascular occlusive disease, arteriovenous malformations, intracranial aneurysms, spontaneous intracerebral hematomas and cerebrovascular complications of cardiac surgery. Conclusions are based on the authors' experience in treating patients in the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto