Stroke is a frequent cause of neurological morbidity and death in children. Standardized treatment guidelines for childhood stroke can improve patient outcomes when such protocols are implemented early after symptom onset. Medical professionals, however, seem to have a limited awareness of childhood stroke that perpetuates the delay to diagnosis and, hence, intervention.
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deVeber, G. Delays in the timely diagnosis of stroke in children. Nat Rev Neurol 6, 64–66 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneurol.2009.228
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