Health Law

Babies Can Have Strokes Too

May is National Stroke Awareness Month and this is a perfect time to learn more about the risk of stroke in children and babies. According to the National Stroke Association, strokes in kids are rare (3 cases per 100,000 children each year) but are slightly more common in children under 2.

When strokes occur in the womb or in the first year of life, there is a greater risk for cerebral palsy.  Cerebral palsy is a group of movement disorders for which there is no cure, though many treatments help to improve the quality of life in those affected.

To learn more about cerebral palsy and stroke, check out the Children's Hemiplegia & Stroke Association website.

 

Full post as published by Cerebral Palsy Law Blog on May 26, 2009 (boomark / email).