Strokes in children are rare, often have multiple causes, and have a different spectrum of risk factors than do strokes in adults, according to a report published online Nov. 15 in the Annals of Neurology. The investigators recommend a thorough evaluation seeking treatable causes to prevent recurrence.
“Our results confirm that rather than having a single cause, childhood stroke is a multifactorial process,” lead author Vijeya Ganesan, MD, from the Institute of Child Health in London, U.K., says in a news release. “In contrast to some previous studies, completely unexplained stroke was rare if patients were evaluated in detail.”
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