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Infection, vaccination, and childhood arterial ischemic stroke
A stroke occurs when a blood vessel to the brain is either blocked or ruptured. When blood to part of the brain is blocked, it causes what is called an ischemic stroke. Stroke is much more common in adults and the elderly. This is because fats and cholesterol can build up and block blood vessels as we age. Stroke is much less common in children. Stroke occurs in 11 per 100,000 children under the age of 18 every year.1 Still, it is one of the top 10 causes of death for children.2 We don't routinely expect children to have the major risk factors for atherosclerosis, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, an...
Source: Neurology - October 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Woo, D. Tags: Childhood stroke, All Infections, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, All Pediatric, Pediatric stroke; see Cerebrovascular Disease/ Childhood stroke PATIENT PAGES Source Type: research

A call for new attitudes on infection, vaccination, and childhood stroke
Population-based estimates of the incidence of childhood stroke range from 2.6 to 13 cases per 100,000 children per year. Unlike in adults, conventional stroke risk factors such as arterial hypertension, diabetes, and cigarette smoking make little contribution to the etiology of stroke in children. Developmental, genetic, and environmental factors are major contributors to ischemic stroke in children.
Source: Neurology - October 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Biller, J., Heyer, G. L. Tags: Childhood stroke, All Infections, Pediatric stroke; see Cerebrovascular Disease/ Childhood stroke, Case control studies EDITORIALS Source Type: research