ABSTRACT
A stroke is a rare entity in pediatrics patients; that implies a very important clinical challenge. It is produced by the interruption of flow at the vascular level, producing neurological focus. Causes of childhood stroke are varied and different from adults; constituting one of the 10 leading causes of childhood mortality. We present of previously healthy 6 years old male patient who was admitted for hemiparesis, who was studied with neuroimaging and laboratory; diagnosed of ischemic stroke
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Humans , Male , Child , Brain Ischemia/therapy , Stroke/diagnosis , Stroke/etiology , Ischemic Stroke , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Brain Ischemia/epidemiology , Stroke/epidemiology , Computed Tomography AngiographyABSTRACT
Locked-in syndrome is characterized by upper motor neuron quadriplegia, paralysis of lower cranial nerves, bilateral horizontal gaze palsy and anarthria, with preserved consciousness. It is due to a ventral pontine lesion following a basilar artery occlusion. We report the first Indian case report of locked-in syndrome, a 10-year old girl in whom the syndome was preceded by a ‘herald hemiparesis’. Although the exact etiology for the basilar artery occlusion could not be determined, treatment with low molecular weight heparin and warfarin was followed by partial recovery.