Purpose—Much has transpired since the last scientific statement on pediatric stroke was
published 10 years ago. Although stroke has long been recognized as an adult health …

Vasculopathies caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV) are indicative of a productive virus
infection in cerebral arteries after either reactivation of VZV (shingles) or primary infection …

Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare cerebrovascular disorder with unknown etiology. MMD
is characterized by progressive narrowing of arteries of the brain and the formation of a …

Stroke is an important cause of neurological morbidity in children; most survivors have
permanent neurological deficits that affect the remainder of their life. Stroke in childhood, the …

Meaningful progress in our understanding and clinical approach to primary angiitis of the
CNS (PACNS) has been made in the past three decades. Increased recognition of PACNS …

Background and Purpose—Published cohorts of children with arterial ischemic stroke (AIS)
in the 1990s to early 2000s reported 5-year cumulative recurrence rates approaching 20 …

Moyamoya disease is an idiopathic chronically progressive cerebrovascular disease, which
causes both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Genetic studies identified RNF213/Mysterin …

Background For childhood-onset arterial ischaemic stroke (AIS), treatment trials are lacking
and practices vary from country to country and centre to centre. We aimed to describe …

Stroke occurs across the lifespan with unique issues in the fetus, neonate, and child. The
past decade has seen substantial advances in paediatric stroke research and clinical care …

Primary infection of humans with varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes varicella (chickenpox),
after which the virus becomes latent in cranial nerve ganglia, dorsal root ganglia and …