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- Title
Ischemic perinatal stroke: challenge and opportunities.
- Authors
Raju, Tonse N. K.
- Abstract
The second highest risk group for developing a cerebral stroke is the perinatal period, generally defined as 20 weeks of gestation through 28th postnatal day of age. In this commentary, a brief overview of ischemic perinatal strokes is presented. Ischemic perinatal stroke (IPS) occurs at a rate of 1 : 2300 to 1 : 5000 births, accounting for 30% of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (CP). Thus, IPS is the most common known cause for CP [1–3]. Although they occur frequently, much remains to be studied about perinatal strokes in general and the ischemic variety in particular.
- Subjects
CEREBROVASCULAR disease; PREGNANCY; ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL palsy; DEVELOPMENTAL disabilities; CHILDREN with disabilities
- Publication
International Journal of Stroke, 2008, Vol 3, Issue 3, p169
- ISSN
1747-4930
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1747-4949.2008.00205.x