Guidelines highlight key differences between child and adult stroke
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By: The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency to help reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Statement Highlights:
Read the AHA Position Statement on Guidelines of key differences in adult and childhood stroke HERE
By: The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency to help reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
Statement Highlights:
- This is the first guidance on stroke in children from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
- Stroke risk, symptoms and treatment in children are different from those in adults.
- The clot-busting drug t-PA is not generally recommended for treating children, especially newborns.
Read the AHA Position Statement on Guidelines of key differences in adult and childhood stroke HERE
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