Childhood stroke
Specialty of Neuroradiology
Childhood stroke refers to the interruption of blood supply to part of the brain in children under 15 years. The incidence is 6 cases per 100,000 children per year. In these age groups the prognosis is better, because children have a greater capacity for healing.
Causes of childhood stroke:
- Birth Defects
- Heart diseases
- Infections such as meningitis or encephalitis
- Traumas and operations
- Blood disorders
Symptoms of juvenile stroke:
- If the smile, the child makes a crooked grin
- If the lifting arm raises only one of them
- if you have trouble repeating a phrase and drag words.
Experts in Childhood stroke
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Dra. Verónica González Álvarez
Pediatric neurologyExpert in:
- infatn insomnia
- ADHD
- Development delay
- Childhood stroke
- Children's cognitive development
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Dr. Luis López-Ibor
NeuroradiologyExpert in:
- Vascular malformations
- Brain aneurysm
- Malformations of the nervous system
- Ictus
- Childhood stroke
Related clinics
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona
Hospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona
Passeig Sant Joan de Déu, 2
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