Accidente cerebrovascular pediátrico isquémico en niños: reporte de un caso / Ischemic Childhood Stroke: a case report

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