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Stroke: cerebrovascular events in children

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January 9, 2014

When a stroke occurs, areas of the brain are deprived of oxygen for a period of time, sometimes causing permanent complications. Children who suffer a stroke often have such severe memory loss that they notice it themselves. Intensive neurological treatment, first in the hospital and later at home in everyday life, can help recovery.

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