[Source: CHASA]



Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association, a 501©(3) non-profit organization, to help provide research awards to scientists who engage in infant or childhood stroke research.

What is a Stroke?
A stroke occurs when the blood supply to any part of the brain is interrupted, resulting in tissue injury and loss of brain function.

How often does childhood stroke occur?

• A number of strokes occur prior to birth, but it is unclear how often this happens
• Stroke occurs at a higher rate in infants who are less than 1 year old; around 1 in 4000 live births
• For children 1-18 years old, stroke occurs in 6 out of 100,000 children
• 5 - 10% of children will die from their stroke
  

Read the entire Infant & Childhood Stroke Fact Sheet on the CHASA Website