Risk factors for perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke: a large case-control study.
Anna-Lisa OechsleRüdiger von KriesMathias KlemmeLucia GerstlRaphael WeinbergerAndreas BeyerleinNicholas LackUrsula Felderhoff-MüserMark DzietkoPublished in: Developmental medicine and child neurology (2019)
Chorioamnionitis and small for gestational age (SGA) precede perinatal arterial ischaemic stroke (PAIS). Chorioamnionitis and SGA are independent risk factors for PAIS. Inflammatory processes and fetal-placental insufficiency are the likely underlying mechanisms. Multiple birth and preterm birth are additional risk factors.