ABSTRACT
Stroke encompasses several distinct cerebrovascular disorders traditionally defined by clinical criteria, in which the sudden onset of an acute focal neurological deficit is a cardinal clinical sign. Stroke includes ischemic infarction from arterial occlusion or hypoperfusion (arterial ischemic stroke, AIS), venous infarction related to cerebral sinovenous thrombosis (SVT), and primary intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). Events resembling TIAs in children should be evaluated and managed with the same level of urgency and completeness as for completed stroke.
