A pictorial review of imaging in paediatric stroke

• Published in: Postgraduate medical journal Vol. 92; no. 1091; pp. 545 - 553
• Main Authors: Johns, Christopher, Kolla, S, Hart, A, Sinha, S, Batty, R, Connolly, D J A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adolescent; Brain Ischemia - diagnostic imaging; Brain Ischemia - etiology; Cerebral Angiography; Cerebral Hemorrhage - diagnostic imaging; Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Computed Tomography Angiography; Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - complications; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Meningitis - complications; Moyamoya Disease - complications; Stroke - diagnostic imaging; Stroke - etiology; Vasculitis, Central Nervous System - complications; RADIOLOGY & IMAGING
• ISSN: 0032-5473; 1469-0756
• DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133409

Stroke is recognised as an important disease in adults. Paediatric stroke is less understood, yet still an important cause of morbidity and mortality, with an incidence of 5 per 100 000 children and is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in children. In adults the vast majority of strokes are ischaemic, whereas in children haemorrhage makes up half the cases. The incidence of neonatal stroke is much higher, at up to 45 per 100 000 population; however, the underlying causes are less understood. This paper acts as a guide to the different causes of stroke with the key differences on imaging discussed.