New research into strokes suffered by infants and children may lead to answers for cerebral palsy suffers.
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Recent findings reveal that childhood strokes are much more common than previously assumed. In response, the American Heart Association has issued its first ever guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of strokes in young children. They do note, however, that this development is not due to an increase in childhood strokes, but rather to an increase in medical knowledge. For example, doctors now believe that cerebral palsy is a kind of stroke.
If it is, there may be hope down the line. Professor Susan Levine of the University of Chicago and Dr. Deborah Gaebler-Spira at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago have both pointed out that while a childhood stroke can be devastating, there is a better chance for recovery and brain adaptation than in adults.
The main encouragement in this research is the news that children may be able to transfer functions from the injured side of the brain to the healthy side. In fact, children retain this ability all the way up to age thirteen.
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The most common birth defects associated with strokes in infants and children are sickle cell disease and heart defects.
