Publication: Paediatric Stroke: A Rare Presentation of Iron Deficiency Anemia in a Four Year Old Child
Date
2016
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Paediatric stroke is an uncommon syndrome with even lesser annual incidence
rates of arterial ischemic stroke in infants and children. In children the diagnosis of
stroke is frequently delayed or missed. This is due to subtle and nonspecific clinical
presentations, a complicated differential diagnosis and a lack of awareness by
physicians and also delay in the seeking of medical attention as in our case.
We report you a rare case of a four year old child from remote Nepal who presented
to our Out Patient Department after a long gap of around four months after the
sudden onset of loss of consciousness and decreased movement of right limbs
who after detailed history examination and lab investigations and imaging revealed
ischemic stroke due to iron deficiency anemia.
KEY WORDS
Anemia, iron deficiency, pediatric stroke
Description
ABSTRACT
Paediatric stroke is an uncommon syndrome with even lesser annual incidence
rates of arterial ischemic stroke in infants and children. In children the diagnosis of
stroke is frequently delayed or missed. This is due to subtle and nonspecific clinical
presentations, a complicated differential diagnosis and a lack of awareness by
physicians and also delay in the seeking of medical attention as in our case.
We report you a rare case of a four year old child from remote Nepal who presented
to our Out Patient Department after a long gap of around four months after the
sudden onset of loss of consciousness and decreased movement of right limbs
who after detailed history examination and lab investigations and imaging revealed
ischemic stroke due to iron deficiency anemia.
KEY WORDS
Anemia, iron deficiency, pediatric stroke
Keywords
Anemia, iron deficiency, pediatric stroke