Journal article
Hypertension at time of diagnosis and long-term outcome after childhood ischemic stroke
LN Brush, PT Monagle, MT Mackay, AL Gordon
Neurology | Published : 2013
Abstract
Objective: To determine the prevalence of hypertension (HPT) in the acute phase after ischemic stroke (IS) and explore its relationship to outcome. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of children aged 1 month to 18 years with first IS admitted to a tertiary hospital between 2003 and 2008. Blood pressure readings recorded over the first 72 hours after diagnosis and morbidity or mortality at 12 months were documented. HPT was defined as 2 consecutive readings of systolic blood pressure $95th percentile for age. Results: Ninety children were identified (median age 3.8 years). Fifty-three of 84 patients (63%) who had blood pressure readings available had at least 1 episode of HPT an..
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Funding Acknowledgements
L. Brush reports no disclosures. M. Mackay received research funding from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, the Brain Foundation, and the National Stroke Foundation. P. Monagle received research funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, the Brockoff Foundation, Royal Children's Hospital Foundation Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, and Bayer. He is a member of the steering committee of the Bayer-sponsored trial of rivaroxaban in children, and has given talks at a Stago-sponsored symposium. He gave evidence as an expert witness in the trial Waller v James. A. Gordon received research funding from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Go to Neurology.org for full disclosures.