Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Sociéte française de pédiatrie
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Ischemic strokes represent a rare condition in childhood, mostly revealed by a motor deficit. In the pediatric age, strokes are different than in adulthood where atherosclerosis is the major cause. The etiologies of stroke in childhood are rather multiple and each of them is rare. ⋯ The aim of this presentation is to propose a diagnosis strategy for ischemic strokes in children. An extensive search should be performed in every children presenting a stroke episode even if the initial outcome appears favorable. Such investigations could improve our understanding and therapeutic strategies of stroke in childhood, a condition where the cognitive and functional prognosis can be severely compromised.
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Leptospirosis is a worldwide zoonosis caused by pathogenic species of the genus Leptospira. This infectious disease known with a high incidence in Reunion island (French overseas territories in Indian Ocean) is in state of endemia especially during rains season. ⋯ Leptospirosis should be considered face to an influenza like illness especially during rains season.