The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 5 , Pages 727-732.e1 , May 2009

Pediatric Stroke: Do Clinical Factors Predict Delays in Presentation?

  • Adam L. Hartman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Adam L. Hartman, MD, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Department of Neurology, 600 N Wolfe Street, Meyer 2-147, Baltimore, MD 21287
    • ,
  • Kevin M. Lunney, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
    • ,
  • Jacqueline E. Serena, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, CA

Received 5 June 2008 ,Revised 29 September 2008 ,Accepted 5 November 2008.

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 Supported by Neurological Sciences Academic Development Award K12NS001696 (to A.H.). The opinions or assertions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the Department of the Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00978-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.11.011

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 154, Issue 5 , Pages 727-732.e1 , May 2009

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