Comprehensive Evaluation
& Personalized Treatment
Evaluation
The Neonatal Stroke Program at CHOP is equipped to provide comprehensive, systematic evaluation of risk factors for stroke in all patients to inform treatment decisions. Depending on the suspected diagnosis, evaluation includes:
- High-resolution structural neuroimaging with brain MRI
- Noninvasive vascular imaging with MRA and MRV
- Head CT using low-dose radiation
- Conventional cerebral angiography
- Cardiac evaluation
- Hematologic evaluation
- EEG monitoring
- Feeding evaluation
Conditions We Treat
We offer comprehensive assessment and treatment of neonates and infants with the following conditions:
- Acute arterial ischemic stroke
- Presumed perinatal arterial ischemic stroke
- Intracerebral hemorrhage in the term and near-term neonate
- Vein of Galen malformation
- PHACES syndrome
- Idiopathic infantile arterial calcinosis
- Infantile moyamoya
- Incontentia pigmenti
Personalized Treatment
Based on evaluation, our team formulates a multidisciplinary treatment plan, working closely with referring physicians and families to determine which therapies are appropriate for each child. Our program is committed to supporting families as they cope with a new diagnosis of stroke or cerebrovascular disease in their child.
Continuity of Care
The Neonatal Stroke Program provides extensive follow-up of each patient in our multidisciplinary Neonatal Stroke Clinic, held twice a month. Typically, initial outpatient evaluation occurs six to eight weeks following hospital discharge. Staffed by a pediatric neurologist, a nurse, a social worker, an education coordinator, a speech-language pathologist, and occupational and physical therapists, this clinic provides ongoing specialized medical care and developmental assessment.
We work closely with local physicians and therapists to optimize outpatient care. We also connect with families through a monthly family support group meeting and family-oriented conferences.
Contact Us
For an inpatient evaluation, call
215-590-3083
For questions about our program, call