Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis in Children: Original article from The New England Journal of Medicine presents a study into the causes and effects of blood clots in the neonatal brain. [Free registration required for full text.]
Childhood Strokes: Evaluation And Management: An article from the Journal of the Duval County Medical Society ( Florida, USA ) covers clinical presentation, etiologies, diagnosis, and treatment. Includes suggested tests and alternative diagnoses to consider.
Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association: A non-profit organisation offering support for affected children and their families. Explains the different types of stroke and the disabilities that may result, as well as research news and current treatment options.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada: Explains the causes and consequences of stroke in children, and how these differ from adult disease. Also provides information on current research and rehabilitation programs.
Kids Have Strokes: Information on in utero, infant, and childhood stroke. Causes, diagnosis, support, current research studies seeking participants and Childhood Stroke Awareness campaign information.
Medbroadcast Health News: Article discusses research findings that strokes in Canadian children are more common than previously thought.
Pediatric Stroke Network: Information and support for families dealing with this disease in infancy, childhood, or adolescence. Includes fact sheets, directories of related news reports, and research articles, as well as mailing lists for families and teenaged survivors.
Recognition and Treatment of Stroke in Children: The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ( USA ) presents a comprehensive review of current knowledge, and makes suggestions for further research. Includes a table listing presumed risk factors.
Royal College of Physicians: Offers a publication entitled Stroke in Childhood; Clinical guidelines for diagnosis, management and rehabilitation. Order the publication or read it online free.
Stroke Awareness for Everyone: Provides an overview of the condition in neonates, children and adolescents, with possible causes, effects, and potential for recovery.
Stroke in Childhood: Peer-reviewed article from the Archives of Disease in Childhood proposes essential investigations and management of this condition, with a description of the symptoms and possible causes.
Strokes Occur in Children Too: Outlines how the Hospital for Sick Children in Canada is undertaking research into the causes and management of this disease.
The Institute of Child Health: Stroke in Children: Describes causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention, as well as offering a fact sheet to download.
The Stroke Association: Stroke and Children: Fact sheet dealing with stroke in children and babies. Explains some of the causes, how stroke can affect children, and the treatments and support available.