2004
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000100007
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Cerebral infarct in children aged zero to fifteen years

Abstract: In studies about cerebral infarcts in children, despite many different methodologic approach, a common observation is the wide diversity of etiologies. According to the Pan American Health Organization, in the last decade the mortality rate for Brazilian children under one year was 6 times higher than the rates reported by developed countries 1 . We hypothesized that the high morbidity condition of the disease in Brazil is a consequence of distinctive characteristics in the distribution of the causes of cerebr… Show more

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“…The common causes of strokes in children are Rheumatic disease, Infectious endocarditis, congenital heart disease, mitral valve prolapse, sickle cell disease, haemolytic uremic syndrome and Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. In many cases cause could not be determined [28]. In our study three children with infarct had RHD, sickle cell disease and congenital heart disease.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 59%
“…The common causes of strokes in children are Rheumatic disease, Infectious endocarditis, congenital heart disease, mitral valve prolapse, sickle cell disease, haemolytic uremic syndrome and Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. In many cases cause could not be determined [28]. In our study three children with infarct had RHD, sickle cell disease and congenital heart disease.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 59%
“…It is important to note that many childre n may have multiple risk factors 1 , 1 0 , 1 1 . As re p o rted in various studies, despite extensive evaluation for an underlying etiology, some cases of stroke in childhood may remain cryptogenic 1,2,[12][13][14] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Available data regarding the distribution of etiologies in stroke patients of different age groups are significantly more limited. There is extensive research indicating that strokes in children cannot be well described on the basis of modern causative classifications for adult patients (15–20). The data regarding the distribution of etiologies by the TOAST classification in adults can be extracted to some degree from observational hospital‐based studies.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%