Journal of pediatric neurosciences · 2010
Pediatric stroke in an African country.
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Ogeng'o Julius Alexander, Olabu Beda O, Mburu Anne N, Sinkeet Simeon R
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BACKGROUND: The pattern of pediatric stroke displays ethnic and geographical variations. There are few reports from black Sub-Saharan Africa, although relevant data are important in prevention, clinical diagnosis, treatment and prognostication.
AIM: To describe subtypes, risk factors, localization, age and gender distribution of pediatric stroke in the black Kenyan population.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective cross-sectional study in a single regional referral and teaching hospital.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Data were analyzed by SPSS version 13.0 for Windows and presented in tables and bar and pie charts.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was performed at the Kenyatta National Hospital, a level-6 regional referral health facility with an annual pediatric in-patient turnover of about 40,000 patients. Files of patients aged 1 month to 18 years over a period of 5 years were analyzed for stroke subtypes, localization, risk factors, age and sex distribution. Only those files with complete information were included.
RESULTS: Thirty-two of the 712 stroke patients (4.5%) were pediatric. The male:female ratio was 1.7:1. Ischemic stroke comprised 56.3% (n = 18). Mean age was 7.7 years (range, 1.5-18 years). The most common sites were cortical (51%), lacunar (41%) and brain stem (8%). The most common risk factors were connective tissue disorders (28.1%), heart disease (25%), human immunodeficiency virus (9.4%) and infection (9.4%).
CONCLUSION: Pediatric stroke is not uncommon in the Kenyan population. The risk factor profile comprising connective tissue disorders and infection differs from that reported in other populations, inviting large community-based studies.
AIM: To describe subtypes, risk factors, localization, age and gender distribution of pediatric stroke in the black Kenyan population.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective cross-sectional study in a single regional referral and teaching hospital.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: Data were analyzed by SPSS version 13.0 for Windows and presented in tables and bar and pie charts.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was performed at the Kenyatta National Hospital, a level-6 regional referral health facility with an annual pediatric in-patient turnover of about 40,000 patients. Files of patients aged 1 month to 18 years over a period of 5 years were analyzed for stroke subtypes, localization, risk factors, age and sex distribution. Only those files with complete information were included.
RESULTS: Thirty-two of the 712 stroke patients (4.5%) were pediatric. The male:female ratio was 1.7:1. Ischemic stroke comprised 56.3% (n = 18). Mean age was 7.7 years (range, 1.5-18 years). The most common sites were cortical (51%), lacunar (41%) and brain stem (8%). The most common risk factors were connective tissue disorders (28.1%), heart disease (25%), human immunodeficiency virus (9.4%) and infection (9.4%).
CONCLUSION: Pediatric stroke is not uncommon in the Kenyan population. The risk factor profile comprising connective tissue disorders and infection differs from that reported in other populations, inviting large community-based studies.