Journal article
Epidemiology and Outcomes of Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Children: The Canadian Pediatric Ischemic Stroke Registry
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Pediatric arterial ischemic stroke remains incompletely understood. Population-based epidemiological data inform clinical trial design but are scant in this condition. We aimed to determine age-specific epidemiological characteristics of arterial ischemic stroke in neonates (birth to 28 days) and older children (29 days to 18 years).
METHODS: We conducted a 16-year, prospective, national population-based study, the Canadian …
Authors
deVeber GA; Kirton A; Booth FA; Yager JY; Wirrell EC; Wood E; Shevell M; Surmava A-M; McCusker P; Massicotte MP
Journal
Pediatric Neurology, Vol. 69, , pp. 58–70
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.01.016
ISSN
0887-8994