Timothy K. Ruttan, Eric Higginbotham, Nicole Higginbotham, Coburn H. Allen, and Sarmistha Hauger Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, United States; Departments of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Dell ...

Arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) in adults is considered a serious health threat and requires urgent medical treatment. Prompt diagnosis allows the therapeutic option of thrombolysis within the time window of 3 to 6 hours after first symptoms. Alternatively, early anti-platelet therapy is effective in improving the outcome after stroke. The incidence of pediatric AIS range from 2 to 5 per 100 000...