Strokes in children: a systematic review.

Context: Pediatric strokes lead to significant morbidity and mortality. To date, no systematic review has been available to guide the initial diagnostic approach to pediatric stroke.

Objective: The objective of this review was to elucidate the current data regarding etiologies of stroke in children and then develop an initial diagnostic evaluation for the pediatric patient presenting to the emergency department with a stroke.

A retrospective review of newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism and newborn thyroid disease at a major medical center.

Objective. To study the frequency of congenital hypothyroidism (CH)/thyroid disorders at a major, urban medical center. Methods.