RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Stroke from systemic vascular disorders in Saudi children. The devastating role of hypernatremic dehydration
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP S97
OP S102
VO 27
IS 3 Supplement
A1 Mustafa A. Salih
A1 Jihad N. Zahraa
A1 Ahmed A. Al-Jarallah
A1 Ibrahim A. Alorainy
A1 Hamdy H. Hassan
YR 2006
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/27/3_Supplement/S97.abstract
AB Systemic vascular disorders, leading to childhood stroke, include volume depletion or systemic hypotension and hypernatremic dehydration. We describe 3 cases of stroke following systemic vascular disorders. These were diagnosed during a prospective and retrospective study on childhood stroke, which included 104 patients. Post-gastroenteritis hypernatremic dehydration is an important, potentially preventable, cause of stroke in Saudi children.