Early Recognition of Pediatric Strokes in the Emergency Department: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, and Factors Impeding Stroke Diagnosis in Children

• Main Authors: Si Qi Tan (Author), Wen Qi Cher (Author), Shu-Ling Chong (Author), Angelina Su Yin Ang (Author), Sashikumar Ganapathy (Author), Derrick Wei Shih Chan (Author), Ronald Ming Ren Tan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Child Neurology Society, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose Strokes are challenging to diagnose in pediatric emergency departments (EDs) as level of suspicion is low and atypical presentations are common. We analyzed clinical features, epidemiology and factors of delayed identification in arterial ischemic strokes (AIS) and hemorrhagic strokes (HS)....