,s4 ,res4 #afb  ,9 ! ,s5ate ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates1  ,june #d1 #bjac4  ,:]eas a     
/roke1 also kn[n z c]ebrovascul>        
disease1 is an acute neurologic injury t
 occurs :5 ! blood supply to a "p ( !   
bra9 is int]rupt$ by a clot 9 ! art]y or
 a bur/ ( ! art]y2 ,:]eas a /roke is a  
m$ical em]g5cy t c cause p]man5t        
neurologic damage or ev5 dea? if n      
promptly diagnos$ & treat$2 ,:]eas /roke
 occurs 9 approximately #a out ( e      
#c1ejj live bir?s1 & has an ov]all      
annual incid5ce ( #d4f p] #ajj1jjj      
*ildr5 age #ai & "u2 ,:]eas a /roke c   
occur be=e bir?2 ,:]eas /roke is among !
 top #ab causes ( dea? = *ildr5 betwe5 !
 ages ( #a & #ad 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2     
,:]eas #bj to #dj p]c5t ( *ildr5 :o h   
suff]$ a /roke die z a result2 ,:]eas   
/roke recurs )9 #e ye>s 9 #aj p]c5t (   
*ildr5 :o h _h an is*emic or hemorrhagic
 /roke2 ,:]eas ! dea? rate = *ildr5 :o  
exp]i5ce a /roke be=e ! age ( #a ye> is 
! highe/ out ( all *ild age gr\ps2      
,:]eas !re are no approv$ !rapies = !   

treatm5t ( acute /roke 9 infants &      
*ildr52 ,:]eas approximately #fj p]c5t (
 infants & *ildr5 :o h a p$iatric /roke 
w h s]i\s1 p]man5t neurological         
disabilities1 includ+ p>alysis1         
seizures1 spee* & vision problems1 &    
att5tion1 le>n+1 & behavioral           
difficulties2 ,:]eas ^? disabilities may
 require ongo+ physical !rapy &         
surg]ies2 ,:]eas ! p]man5t heal? conc]ns
 & treatm5ts result+ f /rokes t occur   
dur+ *ildhood & "y adul?ood h a         
consid]able impact on *ildr51 families1 
& society2 ,:]eas n en\gh is kn[n ab\t !
 cause1 treatm5t1 & prev5tion ( p$iatric
 /roke2 ,:]eas m$ical rese>* is ! only  
means by :i* ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates c    
id5tify & develop effective treatm5t &  
prev5tion /rategies = p$iatric /roke2 & 
,:]eas e>ly diagnosis & treatm5t (      
p$iatric /roke greatly improves ! *ances
 t ! affect$ *ild w recov] & n exp]i5ce 
a recurr5ce3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t !     
,s5ate--  7#a7 recognizes ,may #bjac z  
,national ,p$iatric ,/roke ,aw>5ess     

,mon?2  7#b7 urges ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 to support ! ef=ts1 programs1 s]vices1 
& organizations t "w to enhance public  
aw>5ess ( p$iatric /roke2  7#c7 supports
 ! "w ( ! ,national ,in/itutes ( ,heal? 
9 pursuit ( m$ical progress on ! matt] (
 p$iatric /roke2 &  7#d7 urges cont9u$  
coord9ation & coop]ation betwe5 ! ,f$]al
 ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1    
rese>*]s1 families1 & ! public to       
improve treatm5ts & prognoses = *ildr5  
:o suff] /rokes4  ,secret>y