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Pediatric Stroke

Definition: A disease that affects the arteries leading to and within the brain caused by either a clot obstructing the flow of the blood to the brain (ischemic stroke) or by a blood vessel rupturing and preventing blood flow to the brain (hemorrhagic stroke)

Information and Resources

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American Stroke Association Pediatric Stroke Causes Recovery and Resources

https://www.stroke.org/en/about-stroke/stroke-in-children

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pediatric Stroke Information

https://www.chop.edu/conditions-diseases/pediatric-stroke

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Nemours Kids Health Strokes

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/strokes.html

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Community Resources

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Hemiplegia Foundation Reach Camps

https://www.reachcamp.org/cit-camps.html

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UNC Children's Helping Kids with Hemiplegia Summer Camp

UNC Children's Helping Kids with Hemiplegia Summer Camp Link

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Children's Hemiplegia and Stroke Association

https://chasa.org/medical/pediatric-stroke/

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International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke

https://iapediatricstroke.org/family-resources/

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