Arteriopathy, D-Dimer, and Risk of Poor Neurologic Outcome in Childhood-Onset Arterial Ischemic Stroke

Conclusion: Arteriopathy and coagulation activation are highly prevalent in the acute period of childhood AIS. Although recurrent AIS and intracranial hemorrhage were infrequent in our cohort, one-half of children experienced a poor neurologic outcome at 1 year, the risk of which was increased by acute arteriopathy. Substantiation of these findings in multi-institutional cohort studies is warranted, toward risk stratification in childhood-onset AIS.

Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - December 20, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Neil A. Goldenberg, Sarah Jenkins, Jessica Jack, Jennifer Armstrong-Wells, Laura Z. Fenton, Nicholas V. Stence, Joyce Oleszek, Richard Boada, Greta N. Wilkening, Charles Wilkinson, Jennifer B. Soep, Shelley D. Miyamoto, Lalit Bajaj, Peter M. Mourani, Mari Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research