"Most people believe that only older people suffer from strokes but this is not the case," said Eoin Redahan of The Stroke Association. "Around 5 strokes a week occur in children which is devastating for all the family concerned. The Association is carrying out the first ever survey to see how many children actually suffer from stroke each year in the UK. We believe it is between 250-450 a year."
Recently in Singapore, there was this child who was warded in the hospital when she was diagnosed with acute myocarditis - a rare condition that results in an inflamation of heart muscles. During her treatment, she suffered a stroke! According to the doctors, the stroke she suffered was serious as there were many white spots on her right brain.
Before my son had stroke at 7 years old, I have not heard of a child suffering from stroke. Seems that stroke is the top 10 killer in Singapore! Stroke robbed him of his vision as if being a cerebral palsy is not bad enough. His neurologist said his cerebral palsy was mild. Yah, right. Mild. So long its others, its ok!
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