Newborns suffering from perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) are at risk of neurodevelopmental problems. Current treatment options for PAIS are limited and mainly focus on supportive care, as ...

The Triangle Heart Walk on Sunday in Raleigh will focus on raising money and awareness in the fight against heart attacks and strokes- two of the top killers in the United States. Stroke is typically ...

J Child Neurol. 2005;20(5):444-446. Our patient demonstrates that it is possible for a child with symptomatic infantile spasms associated with a large unilateral perinatal stroke to have an excellent ...

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A stroke in a baby -- even a big one -- does not have the same lasting impact as a stroke in an adult. A study found that a decade or two after a 'perinatal' stroke damaged the left 'language' side of ...

Although it seems unbelievable, it's not rare for a newborn baby to experience a stroke. In fact, at least one in 4,000 newborns are affected by a "perinatal" stroke before, during, or after birth — a ...

QUAKERTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- This was a special day for a special little boy with special needs. 2-year-old Michael Keeble of Quakertown, Pa received an Amtryke Therapeutic Tricycle from Ambucs.

A clinical study conducted by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center found that, for children who had a major stroke to the left hemisphere of their brain within days of their birth, the ...

Nicole Dodds first noticed her son, Rowan, was having trouble using the right side of his body when he was about 6 months old. Babies typically use both hands to pick up toys and lift their chest off ...

In infants and toddlers who had a stroke before birth or as a newborn (28 days or younger), a treatment that combined restricting the use of the stronger arm with intensive task-oriented physical ...

The risk of having a stroke doubles every ten years after the age 55. However, that doesn’t mean strokes cannot happen in children, or even babies. Here are details why a stroke still remains one of ...