Doctors Warned About Strokes in Babies and Children
Chicago Tribune
The American Heart Association has issued its first guidelines advising doctors how to diagnose and treat stroke in infants and children. In its first scientific statement on the subject, the group said strokes are more common in children than previously thought and that the causes, risks and symptoms differ greatly from those in adults.
“It’s not that we’re seeing more strokes,” Dr. Michael Kohrman, associate professor of pediatrics and neurology at the University of Chicago Medical Center, told the Chicago Tribune. “What we’re recognizing and have come to understand is that stroke is a major cause of disability in children, especially infants and premature infants.”
