Journal article
Acute Stroke Treatment in Children: Are Adult Guidelines Applicable?
Current treatment options in neurology, Vol.24(1), pp.41-54
02/19/2022
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-022-00707-6
PMCID: PMC9060549
PMID: 35509674
Abstract
Purpose of Review
This article provides an overview of acute treatments in stroke which are widely studied and available for adults and their applicability in the pediatric population.
Recent Findings
Arterial ischemic stroke is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. Neurological deficits and etiologies are age-dependent and more challenging to diagnose than in the adult population. Advancements in imaging and treatment modalities including increased treatment windows in acute stroke have led to improvement in the diagnosis and management of pediatric arterial ischemic disease. Accordingly, hyperacute treatments, such as endovascular therapy, are becoming increasingly available in an attempt to improve outcomes in children.
Summary
Significant scientific and technological advances have transformed the hyperacute treatment of stroke in the recent years, allowing for improvement in the diagnosis and treatment of cerebrovascular pathologies in children. Optimization in the approach and validation of existing stroke pathways/protocols are expected to further advance acute stroke therapy in pediatric patient care. Given that the lifelong individual, family, and societal burden of acute stroke is likely to be greater than in adults because infants and children surviving stroke live more years with disability, we must be knowledgeable about this pathology and the medical and therapeutic options available for this unique population as detailed in this review.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Acute Stroke Treatment in Children: Are Adult Guidelines Applicable?
- Creators
- Sudeepta Dandapat - St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital CenterWaldo R. Guerrero - University of South FloridaSantiago Ortega-Gutierrez - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Current treatment options in neurology, Vol.24(1), pp.41-54
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11940-022-00707-6
- PMID
- 35509674
- PMCID
- PMC9060549
- NLM abbreviation
- Curr Treat Options Neurol
- ISSN
- 1092-8480
- eISSN
- 1534-3138
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/19/2022
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Radiology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Neurosurgery
- Record Identifier
- 9984303018902771
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