TY - JOUR T1 - Stroke from systemic vascular disorders in Saudi children. The devastating role of hypernatremic dehydration JF - Saudi Medical Journal JO - Saudi Med J SP - S97 LP - S102 VL - 27 IS - 3 Supplement AU - Mustafa A. Salih AU - Jihad N. Zahraa AU - Ahmed A. Al-Jarallah AU - Ibrahim A. Alorainy AU - Hamdy H. Hassan Y1 - 2006/03/01 UR - http://smj.org.sa/content/27/3_Supplement/S97.abstract N2 - 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. ER -