Pediatric Ischemic Stroke: An Infrequent Complication of SARS-CoV-2.
Lauren A BeslowAlexandra B LindsChristine K FoxManoëlle KossorotoffYenny C Zuñiga ZambranoMarta Hernández-ChávezSahar M A HassaneinSusan ByrneMing LimNkechi MaduakaDimitrios ZafeiriouMichael M DowlingRyan J FellingMubeen F RafayLaura L LehmanMichael J NoetzelTimothy J BernardNomazulu Dlamininull nullPublished in: Annals of neurology (2021)
As in adults, pediatric stroke is an infrequent complication of SARS-CoV-2, and SARS-CoV-2 was detected in only 4.6% of pediatric patients with ischemic stroke tested for the virus. However, < 50% of strokes were tested. To understand the role of SARS-CoV-2 in pediatric stroke better, SARS-CoV-2 testing should be considered in pediatric patients with stroke as the pandemic continues. ANN NEUROL 2021;89:657-665.