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Mitral valve prolapse: a cause of stroke in children?
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
|June 1, 1981
Insights
A potential link between childhood stroke and mitral valve prolapse is suggested. This familial trait may be a previously unrecognized cause of infantile hemiplegia, warranting further investigation.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Neurology
- Cardiology
Background:
- A significant percentage of childhood strokes lack an identifiable cause.
- Infantile hemiplegia is a common presentation of stroke in young children.
Observation:
- Two cases of infantile hemiplegia with a familial history of mitral valve prolapse are presented.
- Mitral valve prolapse was identified in both pediatric patients.
Findings:
- The study suggests a potential association between childhood stroke and mitral valve prolapse.
- Familial occurrence of mitral valve prolapse was noted in the reported cases.
Implications:
- This observation may indicate a novel etiological factor for pediatric stroke.
- Further research is needed to confirm the link between mitral valve prolapse and infantile hemiplegia.
Abstract:
For a large proportion of children suffering a stroke, no specific cause can be found. Two cases with infantile hemiplegia are reported who subsequently were found to have mitral valve prolapse, which occurred as a familial trait in both cases. An association between stroke in childhood and mitral valve prolapse is suggested.