Our aim is to establish multi-center national Egyptian database of information about cerebrovascular stroke and hemiplegia in infants and children from 0 to 18 years of age.
Aims: An open-ended multi-center, national Egyptian study to collect and analyze data for children with cerebrovascular stroke and hemiplegia . Participants: Eligible infants and children with stroke and hemiplegia. DESIGN: This study is a prospective cohort study. Primary outcome measure: Initial acute stroke clinical and radiological presentation, recurrent stroke, mortality, and neurologic deficits in the acute stage, participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 weeks
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,000
Pediatric Department, Children's Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University
Cairo, Abassia, Egypt
RECRUITINGSurvival or neurologic deficit after acute cerebrovascular stroke.
Children with acute stroke will be followed till either death or discharge from hospital, all clinical, radiological and therapeutic data will be collected.
Time frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of 6 weeks
Long term neurological deficit
Post-stroke pediatric gross and fine motor function will be assessed.
Time frame: 12 months
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