Acute Ischemic Stroke in Children Vs Young Adults

Abstract

Clinical characteristics, stroke etiology, and outcome (modified Rankin scale [0-6] score at 3-6 months) in children (1 month-16 years) and young adults (16-45 years) with arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) were compared in a multicenter study at University of Bern and other centers in Switzerland.

Keywords

• arterial ischemic stroke
• hypercholesterolemia
• cervicocerebral artery