IPSO Blog

Pediatric Stroke Awareness and Code Stroke Protocols

By Lori Jordan.May is pediatric stroke awareness month. Recognizing a stroke in a child can be difficult. I have been reflecting on how important it is for all healthcare providers and families in our communities to know that strokes occur in children.  We recently...

COVID-19 and pediatric stroke—is there a connection?

By Heather Fullerton.One of our earliest pediatric mechanical thrombectomy cases at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital was during the 2003 SARS global outbreak.  Some of you may remember how children suffered more severe respiratory illnesses with that other...