The Latest in Pediatric Stroke Awareness and Education
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Stroke NotesSubmitted by: Mary Kay Ballasiotes, Founder/President of the International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke
Families who have been impacted by pediatric stroke understand that a stroke can happen at any age. Unfortunately, that isn’t something the general population, or even the general healthcare community, understands.
It’s time to change that. By working together, we can eliminate the phrase, “I didn’t know babies/children could have a stroke.”
The International Alliance for Pediatric Stroke (IAPS) is the umbrella organization to unite pediatric stroke communities worldwide to advance knowledge, awareness and research for pediatric stroke. By joining with other organizations such as Brendon’s Smile, Fight the Stroke, Canadian Pediatric Stroke Support Association, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), Asociación de Hemiparesia Infantil "Hemiweb” and the Pediatric Stroke Program at CHOP, we have been able to advance advocacy for this under-served population.
The list below highlights some of these groups’ achievements, and those currently in progress, to advance knowledge and provide education about pediatric stroke:
Categories: Stroke Notes Summer 2015, Pediatric Stroke