Table 4.
Identified risk factors in neonates and children with stroke.
| Risk factors | Neonates n (%) | Children n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac disorders | 13(42) | 32 (31) |
| Congenital heart diseases | 13 | 26 |
| Acquired heart diseases | 0 | 6 |
| Isolated Patent Foramen Ovale | 2 | 0 |
| Previously (>72hrs) operated for CHD | 2 | 10 |
| Stroke at cardiac surgery (<72 hrs) | 1 | 1 |
| Vascular diseases | 1 | 15 (14) |
| Moyamoya | 0 | 3 |
| Dissection (2 carotid, 1 vertebral) | 0 | 3 |
| Cerebral aneurysm rupture | 0 | 2 |
| Multiple cavernous hemangioma | 0 | 1 |
| A–V malformation | 1 | 6 |
| Hypercoagulability/malignancy | 1 | 14 (13) |
| MTHFR mutation | 0 | 1 |
| Unspecified prothrombotic state | 0 | 6 |
| Factor V Leiden mutation | 0 | 1 |
| Antithrombin 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Low protein S level | 0 | 1 |
| Antiphospholipid syndrome | 0 | 1 |
| DIC | 1 | 1 |
| Anti cardiolipin antibody | 0 | 1 |
| Hematological malignancy | 0 | 1 |
| Infection | ||
| Head/neck (OM, Meningitis, Enceph) | 5 (16) | 24 (23) |
| Herpes Zoster | 0 | 2 |
| Varicella | 0 | 2 |
| Sepsis | 1 | 5 |
| Hypertension | 0 | 1 |
| Brain Tumor | 1 | 7 |
| Connective tissue disease | 0 | 1 |
| Undetermined causes | 8 (26) | 14 (14) |