Researchers from the American University of Beirut Medical Center have reported that 2.9% of children with cancer suffer a stroke within one to nine months of being diagnosed with cancer. The retrospective review published in the journal BMC Neurology also showed that cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CSVT) and acute arterial ischemic stroke are more common among pediatric cancer patients. 1 Adults who have survived childhood cancer are known to be susceptible to cerebrovascular disease. 2 Cancer is also known to cause stroke directly or indirectly by increasing hypercoagulability of blood, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.
3,4 Nevertheless, information on the incidence of stroke in children with cancer is limited. Therefore, researchers aimed to study the prevalence, causes, and types of stroke affecting children with cancer in Lebanon. Study Researchers analyzed data of 905…
