Intermountain Children’s Health lanza la red de teleasistencia pediátrica para accidentes cerebrovasculares más grande del país para reducir los efectos debilitantes y mortales de los accidentes cerebrovasculares en los niños

Summary: Did you know that kids and babies can have strokes, too? When 8th-grader Lucy got a sudden, severe headache and couldn't speak or stand, her mom thought she was just pretending so she could skip a two-hour soccer practice. It turned out Lucy was having a real stroke.

Because strokes in kids are rare, they often look different than strokes in adults. Kids might seem extremely sleepy, have a seizure, or complain of a sudden, terrible headache. Because of this, doctors sometimes misdiagnose them. To fix this problem, Intermountain Children’s Health just launched the largest pediatric telestroke network in the country. Now, doctors at 24 different hospitals in Utah and Idaho can instantly video-call pediatric stroke experts to get kids the fast, life-saving help they need. Thanks to fast action, Lucy had two blood clots removed from her brain and is now doing great—she even recently sang at Carnegie Hall!

For more details, see Intermountain Healthcare at news.intermountainhealth.org/intermountain-childrens-health-lanza-la-red-de-teleasistencia-pediatrica-para-accidentes-cerebrovasculares-mas-grande-del-pais-para-reducir-los-efectos-debilitantes-y-mortales-de-los-accidentes-cerebrovasculares-en-los-ninos/ (opens in new tab)