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Treating Two “Puffs of Smoke” in the Brain — What is the best approach for operating on children with bilateral moyamoya arteriopathy?
By Michael Xie and Risheng XuLiterally meaning “hazy” or “like a puff of smoke” in Japanese, the term “moyamoya” is also the name for an arteriopathy that causes narrowing of the arteries of the brain. This restriction of blood flow leads to the formation of many...
Reflections on the 2023 IPSO Meeting
By Jenny WilsonIPSO had its 3rd conference virtually, April 28-29th, 2023. The goal of the conference was to “unify the global community of professionals engaged in research and clinical care for children with cerebrovascular diseases, and chart a path forward for...
Interview with Dr. Peter Sporns, author of the Save ChildS Study
By Nidhi Ravishankar & Arpita Lakhotia.The Save ChildS study1 is the first retrospective, multicenter cohort study that analyzed databases from 27 stroke centers in the United States and Europe suggesting comparable safety data for endovascular thrombectomy (EVT)...
Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 (ADA2), what are we missing?
By Ariane Soldatos & Amanda Ombrello. Case: A previously healthy 14-year-old patient presents with a small stroke in the basal ganglia following upper respiratory symptoms. You do the usual vascular, cardiac and thrombophilia work-up which is unrevealing. You...
Hemorrhagic Stroke in Childhood: News and Views in Managing Cerebral Vascular Malformations
By Mesha Martinez. At the inaugural in-person IPSO Founding Members' Congress held in Vienna, Austria, the session "Hemorrhagic Stroke in Childhood: News and Views in Managing Cerebral Vascular Malformations” was co-moderated by Dr. Mesha Martinez. Below is a vivid...
Arteriovenous Malformations in children: risk of recurrence following apparent cure.
By Erika Chandler & Arpita Lakhotia.As physicians, when we encounter a child with stroke symptoms, we ask ourselves “Is this hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke?” as the treatment and outcomes are different. To put it simply, hemorrhagic stroke occurs when there is...
I-ACQUIRE Trial Presentation During IPSO Meeting
By Warren Lo. On July 21st, 2021, at the IPSO Virtual Conference, I shared a brief presentation on the I-ACQUIRE Trial, funded by the National Institutes of Health in the US. This is a multi-site trial comparing 2 dosages of a form of intensive pediatric...
Reflections on the first IPSO Virtual Conference
By Grégoire Boulouis, Peter Sporns and Jenny Wilson. IPSO had its first conference July 19-21, 2021 after COVID-19 obliterated plans for an in-person conference in 2020 in Vienna, Austria. While there was a feeling of disappointment in not being able to meet in...
Predictive Value of Imaging Features in Pediatric Acute Ischemic Stroke
By Bin Jiang and Warren Lo. The rehabilitation center at Stanford Children’s Health is home to pediatric patients who have suffered a pediatric arterial ischemic stroke (AIS). Their prolonged rehabilitation process and their determined mindset has left deep...
International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke & Pediatric Stroke Resources
By Mary Kay Ballasiotes. At the International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke (IAPS), we know how important it is to have a support network for families to help them navigate life after a child’s stroke. There is nothing more reassuring than being able to turn to...
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