Wallenberg's Lateral Medullary Syndrome in an Adolescent

Concussion and sports-related injuries are common in children. Given the heightened awareness about concussion in recent years, there has been an increase in the diagnosis of concussion in children presenting to the emergency department with head injuries. Often, little consideration is given to other etiologies of neurologic symptoms such as stroke. This may be due to the fact that stroke is uncommon in children when compared to adults. However, there are several case reports of arterial dissection and stroke in the pediatric age group resulting from trivial trauma.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Case Report Source Type: research