We hypothesized that the silent cerebral infarcts (SCI), which affect up to 40% of children
with sickle cell disease (SCD), could occur in the setting of acute anemic events. In a …

Aim To determine epilepsy risk factors after pediatric stroke. Method A cohort of children with
arterial ischemic stroke (birth–18y) was enrolled at 21 centers and followed for 1 year. Acute …

Summary 'Paradoxical'embolization via intracardiac or intrapulmonary right‐to‐left shunts
(RLS) is an established cause of stroke. Hypercoagulable states and increased right heart …

Background and Objective The objective of this study was to determine whether family
members of patients with pediatric multiple sclerosis (MS) have an increased prevalence of …

Objective Direct costs for children who had stroke are similar to those for adults. There is no
information regarding the out-of-pocket costs families encounter. We described the out-of …

Methods Potential clinical barriers to making a timely diagnosis of pediatric brainstem stroke
and pitfalls of noninvasive vascular imaging are presented. Methods An institutional review …

Pediatric and adult autoimmune encephalitis (AE) are often associated with Abs to the NR1
subunit of the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor (NMDAR). Very little is known …

Background Since 2014, the USA has documented three outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis
(AFM). Unique features and treatment responses of this myelitis variant have not been …

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis is a rare condition with potentially devastating neurologic
outcome—death and severe disability are common in advanced cases. In adults, protocols …

Introduction: Many studies have reported endovascular revascularization therapy (ERT) in
children with Childhood Acute Ischemic Stroke (CAIS). With the recent expansion of …