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Open Access 01-09-2014 | Stroke (AB Singhal, Section Editor)

Childhood Infections and Trauma as Risk Factors for Stroke

Authors: Elena Moraitis, Vijeya Ganesan

Published in: Current Cardiology Reports | Issue 9/2014

Abstract

Stroke is as common as brain tumor in children. The etiology of childhood arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) appears to be multifactorial, resulting from the interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental triggers. The risk factors for AIS in children are markedly different from the atherosclerotic risk factors in adults. Trauma and infections have been identified as associations in previous studies and are exposures of particular interest because of their increased prevalence in the children. The aim of this review article is to provide an overview of the research studies that have addressed the role of infections and trauma in pediatric AIS.

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Title: Childhood Infections and Trauma as Risk Factors for Stroke
Authors: Elena Moraitis
Vijeya Ganesan
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Current Cardiology Reports / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 1523-3782
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3170
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-014-0527-y

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