摘要
Pediatric arterial ischemic stroke(AIS)is relatively uncommon but is an important cause of neurologic diseases in children 1.The inci?dence of pediatric AIS ranges from 1.2 to 8 per 100,000 person?years 2,with a mortality of 4%~8%and morbidity up to 70%3.Cardioem?bolic stroke is the most common type and ac?counts for approximately 25%~30% of cases of AIS 4.Cardioembolic stroke results from many conditions,including arrhythmias,con?genital heart diseases,myocardiopathies,val?vular heart diseases,infective endocarditis,and cardiac procedures.
