NEUROLOGIC PROFILES OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN AFTER PERINATAL STROKE

Twenty-nine children with a single, unilateral cerebral infarct acquir ed pre- or perinatally were examined subsequently for an average of 43 months. No consistent pre- or perinatal events were identified to exp lain the occurrence of the stroke. The children acquired motor milesto nes at nearly expected times, even in the presence of hemiparesis. In children older than 2 years of age, I.Q. scores all were within the no rmal range. More than one-half of the children experienced seizures at some time during the follow-up period. Good intellectual and function al motor outcome can be expected in children with isolated perinatal s troke.