[Childhood ischemic cerebrovascular disease in a paediatric emergency service: a descriptive study].

CONCLUSIONS: CVD is uncommon in pediatrics, but with a high morbimortality, so it is important to make an early diagnosis. Clinical and personal history are fundamental, nevertheless, we mainly deal with a previously healthy child without known risk factors at the time of the first evaluation. In case of clinical suspicion of stroke, a normal initial CT does not rule out a CVD, so other additional tests, such as MRI, are necessary.
PMID: 29645069 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista de Neurologia - April 14, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Garcia-Sanchez P, Lopez-Lopez R, Rubio-Gordon L, Rosich-Del Cacho B, Tesouro-Rodriguez L, Rivas-Paterna MA, Perez-Moneo Agapito MA, Garcia-Garcia S Tags: Rev Neurol Source Type: research