IPSO Conferences

IPSO Founding Members’ Congress, April 24-26th, 2022, Vienna, Austria
The IPSO Congress recorded program content is available for viewing to all IPSO Members and IPSO Congress attendees through the IPSO Members’ Area. Review the IPSO Congress webpage for more information.

IPSO Challenging Case Conferences (IPSO CCC’s)

The IPSO Education Committee hosts the IPSO Challenging Case Conference Webinar Series on a quarterly basis. All IPSO CCC’s are recorded and stored on the IPSO Members’ Area. Refer to the IPSO CCC webpage for detailed information on each IPSO CCC. Contact us if you are interested in participating as a speaker or panelist.

IPSO Expert Corner Series

The IPSO Education Committee hosts the IPSO Expert Corner Series on a quarterly basis. All IPSO Expert Corners are recorded and stored on the IPSO Members’ Area. Refer to the IPSO Expert webpage for detailed information on each IPSO Expert Corner.

Child Neurology Foundation

Perinatal/infant Stroke
Childhood Stroke

International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke

Pediatric Stroke Family Tool Kit
Pediatric Stroke Family Tool Kit- PDF

Family Guides

Australian’s Family Guide to Pediatric Stroke
Canada’s Family Guide to Pediatric Stroke
United Kingdom Pediatric Stroke Guidance

Additional Resources

JCN: NICU series Prenatal Brain Hemorrhage
Dr. Sonika Agarwal of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia talks about prenatal brain hemorrhage.
JCN: Interview with Mary Kay Ballasiotes, pediatric stroke advocate: Dr. Sonika Agarwal of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia interviews Mary Kay Ballasiotes, pediatric stroke advocate and parent of a child with cerebral palsy from a stroke at birth.
JCN: What Your Pediatric Neurologist Wants You to Know: Neonatal Neurology: JCN’s Residents and Fellows Board Director, Dr. Alison Christy, interviews Dr. Sonika Agarwal, a neonatal neurologist from Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia.
Stroke in Children Podcast: Dr. Heather Fullerton, a pediatric neurologist at UCSF, discusses stroke in children, the causes and path to recovery with Bill Monroe on StrokeCast.
JCN: Pediatric Stroke Podcast: Dr. Alison Christy interviews Dr. Sarah Lee from Stanford Children’s Health and Dr. Gabrielle deVeber from Hospital for Sick Children about their publication, Moyamoya Disease in Children: Results from the International Pediatric Stroke Study. She also interviews Dr. Lisa Sun from John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital.
Stroke Can Happen At Any Age Video Series: The International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke partnered with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association to produce videos to help raise awareness of perinatal and pediatric strokes.
Australian Pediatric Stroke Resources

Video Resources

Paediatric Stroke Aware the World: The International Pediatric Stroke Study has created a video entitled Paediatric Stroke: A View Around the World, to highlight inspiring paediatric stroke research being conducted around the world. The researchers in the video share a common goal: to continue to improve the care provided to paediatric stroke patients and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly reminded us all that we are part of a global village, and we are stronger together.

ASA Scientific Statement on the Management of Stroke in Neonates and Children

Australian Pediatric Stroke Guidelines

Canadian Pediatric Stroke Best Practice Guidelines

Careers in Stroke: Pediatric Vascular Neurologists with Drs. Lori Jordan & Heather Fullerton
Check out the Stroke Busters Podcast hosted by IPSO Member, Dr. Stuart Fraser. Dr. Fraser interviews IPSO President, Dr. Heather Fullerton, and IPSO Treasurer, Dr. Lori Jordan, and they both share about their careers in pediatric stroke to inspire the next generation.

United Kingdom Pediatric Stroke Guidelines

Pediatric National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (Ped-NIHSS)
The Ped-NIHSS is a tool to assess severity of childhood stroke. This tool may be used for teaching purposes only. Reproduction and distribution of this video without permission is prohibited. Please contact IPSO with any questions.

Understand Childhood Ischemic Stroke-and Take Action
Pediatric Neurologist and IPSO member, Dr. Christine Fox, presents keys to identifying and treating children with ischemic stroke.

ASA Materials

ASA/IAPS Pediatric Stroke Infographic English
ASA/IAPS Pediatric Stroke Infographic Spanish
ASA/IAPS Perinatal Stroke Infographic English
ASA/IAPS Perinatal Stroke Infographic Spanish

ASA/IAPS Sickle Cell and Pediatric Stroke Key Facts
ASA/IAPS Sickle Cell and Pediatric Stroke Infographic

Clinical Research Studies

Vascular effects of Infection in Pediatric Stroke Findings (VIPS I)