An accepted classification system exists for ischaemic stroke in adults; however, this system is of limited use for categorizing strokes in children, as the aetiology of paediatric stroke is often different from that in adults. A new anatomically based classification system provides standardized criteria specifically for paediatric stroke.
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M. Golomb has received support from the Department of Neurology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Golomb, M. TOAST to CASCADE—a childhood stroke classification system. Nat Rev Neurol 8, 184–185 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2012.32
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