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Infants have Strokes
Kids have Strokes
Even unborn babies have strokes

Stroke... it's not just an adult condition

Don't forget - Kids Have Strokes, Too!  Spread the word.

Sound familiar?

"Why is your son limping?  Did he hurt his leg?"

"No, he's partially paralyzed on his right side because he had a stroke at birth."

"I thought that only old people have strokes.  Can a baby have a stroke?"

"Yes."

Hemiplegia due to Stroke Support Group for families of infant and childhood unilateral (one side) stroke survivors who have hemiplegia

NEW Help CHASA Stop Stroke in Children by donating funds for research. CHASA Research Awards are presented to institutions or organizations on behalf of a principal investigator in support of pilot studies in infant or childhood stroke/hemiplegia research. 

NEW Make a donation to the CHASA Infant and Childhood Stroke Research fund.

Childhood Stroke Awareness Day
May 3, 2008
(Always the first Saturday in May)

NEW CHILDHOOD STROKE AWARENESS T-SHIRTS AND PRODUCTS - sales benefit CHASA Infant and Childhood Stroke Research Fund

 NEW Visit the Childhood Stroke Awareness Campaign Website

This KidsHaveStrokes.org website is sponsored by the Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association, CHASA

NEW Infant and Childhood Stroke Fact Sheet - updated April 2008

Recent Journal Abstracts Relating to Stroke in Infants or Children

Abstracts from the International Stroke Conference
Poster Session - International Stroke Conference

Ischemic perinatal stroke: summary of a workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Sept. 2007, Maryland

Prothrombotic risk factors in the evaluation and management of perinatal stroke August 2007, Boston

Risk factors for perinatal arterial stroke: a study of 60 mother-child pairs August 2007, California

Risk of recurrent childhood arterial ischemic stroke in a population-based cohort: the importance of cerebrovascular imaging March, 2007, San Francisco

Perinatal ischemic stroke, Feb. 2007, NINDS, Maryland

Modified constraint-induced movement therapy after childhood stroke, Jan. 2007, London

Thrombophilias, perinatal stroke, and cerebral palsy Dec. 2006, NINDS, Maryland

Diagnostic pitfalls in pediatric ischemic stroke Dec., 2006, the Netherlands

Quantified Corticospinal Tract Diffusion Restriction Predicts Neonatal Stroke Outcome

Mode of onset predicts etiological diagnosis of arterial ischemic stroke in children

Cerebral palsy secondary to perinatal ischemic stroke

Recognizing Strokes in Children video, produced by the Keeping Kids Healthy TV Show. Recognizing strokes right away – and knowing what to do about them – is crucial in limiting the damage they can do to the rest of a child’s life. Would you recognize the signs of a stroke in your child? Watch the video.

This website offers information on Prenatal Stroke, Infant Stroke, Perinatal Stroke, Neonatal  Stroke, In Utero Stroke, Fetal Stroke, Stroke in Children, and Young Adult Stroke
Site sponsored by the Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association.  Visit CHASA  to learn more about hemiplegia, hemiparesis, and hemiplegic cerebral palsy - weakness on one side of the body.  This is often the result of a prenatal stroke, in utero stroke, or stroke in a child. Site Map    
Online Infant Stroke Support Group
Online Child  Stroke Support Group
Local Support Groups
  
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Infant Stroke Facts
    Facts about Stroke in Children

Diagnosing Stroke in a Child
     Diagnosing Stroke in a Infant

Causes (Risk Factors) of Stroke in an Infant

Causes (Risk Factors) of Ischemic Stroke in a Child

Causes (Risk Factors) of Hemorrhagic Stroke in a Child

Join the Hemi-Kids online support group where parents of children who have hemiplegia or hemiplegic cerebral palsy, often the results of a pediatric stroke share support and information.  

Research on Stroke in Infants and Children

  • Pediatric Stroke Researchers

  • Clinical Trials and Studies of Pediatric Stroke

  • The Brain Imaging Center at Washington University, St. Louis - language and perinatal stroke study

  • University of Chicago Childhood Stroke Study - unilateral stroke

  • University of Chicago Language Development Project - unilateral stroke

  • Columbia University Constraint-Induced Movement Study in Children with Cerebral Palsy

  • NINDS Study on Quality of Life and Outcome of Stroke in Children

  • University of California Childhood Stroke Study, Psychiatric Aspects of Childhood Stroke

  • Guidelines for Research Study Listing

Treatment of disabilities resulting from infant or childhood stroke

  • Therapists and Doctors
  • Daily Living Skills
  • Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy
  • Special Education, IEPs, 504s

Support Groups for Families of Pediatric Stroke Survivors

Advocacy

 
Visit the Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association, CHASA,  to learn more about hemiplegia, hemiparesis, and hemiplegic cerebral palsy, which may result from a prenatal, in utero, or childhood stroke.

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The information contained in this web site and on the Hemi-Kids listserv are not a substitute for medical advice or treatment, 
and the site owners recommend consultation with your doctor or health care professional.