PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Vinall, Maria
ED  - Hills, Nancy K.
TI  - Issues in Pediatric Stroke
DP  - 2009 Apr 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 27--28
VI  - 9
IP  - 1
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/1/27.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/1/27.full
AB  - Cerebral arteriopathy is the strongest predictor of recurrent arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) in childhood [Fullerton HJ et al. Pediatrics 2007]. This article discusses results from the International Pediatric Stroke Study [IPSS], which suggest a role for infection in the pathogenesis of cerebral arteriopathy. Also discussed are the results of a retrospective study that showed that circulating endothelial cells can be used to track cerebral arteriopathy-associated vascular injury and to differentiate progressive versus nonprogressive disease in children with AIS.