By Megan Barry and Mukta Sharma. Pediatric stroke management can be challenging due to the wide range of etiologies, rarity of stroke at a single institution and need for collaboration with many different disciplines to achieve the best outcome for a child. The...
Childhood Ischemic Stroke
The International Paediatric Stroke Study (IPSS): A highly successful study vehicle for paediatric stroke research on a global scale
By Nomazulu Dlamini and Alexandra Linds. The International Paediatric Stroke Study (IPSS) was established in 2003 through a visionary collaboration of 11 international colleagues with expertise in paediatric stroke. For over 15 years, the IPSS has served as the...
COVID-19 & pediatric stroke—French guidelines & IPSO COVID Watch
By Heather Fullerton. After our May 13th blog post about COVID-19 and pediatric stroke, French IPSO members, Dr. Manoëlle Kossorotoff and Dr. Stéphane Chabrier, kindly shared with us their pandemic guidance for children with cerebrovascular disease. Hôpital...
Investigating Outcome Prediction and Rehabilitation from childhood stroke via the use of EEG brain connectivity assessments
| In Development | Observational | Single Site | Kartik Iyer, Michaela Waak & Karen Barlow | Predicting clinical recovery in childhood stroke is highly challenging due to the complex nature of injury. Outcomes in these children remain unclear until months after...
Vascular effects of Infection in Pediatric Stroke (VIPS)
| Enrolling | Observational | Multi-site | NIH | Heather Fullerton | VIPS II is an international multi-center NIH funded study that proposes to enroll 200 pediatric stroke cases and 200 pediatric stroke-free cases. Biological specimens, imaging, parent interviews and...