Mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome—a case report
Stroke ranks among the top 10 most common causes of death in children. Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of strokes in the pediatric population. Mechanical thrombectomy is an uncommon method for treating acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in children. This case report discusses...
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| author | Justyna Kowalczewska Katarzyna Stanisławska Joanna Rybacka-Mossakowska Joanna Rybacka-Mossakowska Robert Juszkat Sławomir Michalak |
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| description | Stroke ranks among the top 10 most common causes of death in children. Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of strokes in the pediatric population. Mechanical thrombectomy is an uncommon method for treating acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in children. This case report discusses a 13-year-old girl with a history of ischemic stroke for the past 3 months, obesity, hypertension, and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS, treated with rivaroxaban), who suffered another ischemic stroke and underwent mechanical thrombectomy with favorable clinical outcomes. Additionally, the patient was diagnosed with antithrombin III deficiency. It is necessary to identify risk factors for AIS in the pediatric population, such as thrombophilia or autoimmune diseases, such as antiphospholipid syndrome, and to develop guidelines for the use of thrombectomy in children. This method could reduce mortality, improve quality of life, prevent disability, and lower future medical costs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4ea149d0c20b42b1af6677b7b0180ef12025-08-20T02:16:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Medicine2296-858X2025-04-011210.3389/fmed.2025.15304201530420Mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome—a case reportJustyna Kowalczewska0Katarzyna Stanisławska1Joanna Rybacka-Mossakowska2Joanna Rybacka-Mossakowska3Robert Juszkat4Sławomir Michalak5University Clinical Hospital in Poznan, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, PolandDepartment of General and Interventional Radiology, University Clinical Hospital in Poznan, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, PolandDepartment of Neurochemistry and Neuropathology, University Clinical Hospital in Poznan, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, PolandDepartment of Neurology, University Clinical Hospital in Poznan, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, PolandDepartment of General and Interventional Radiology, University Clinical Hospital in Poznan, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, PolandDepartment and Clinic of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, University Clinical Hospital in Poznan, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, PolandStroke ranks among the top 10 most common causes of death in children. Recently, there has been a significant increase in the number of strokes in the pediatric population. Mechanical thrombectomy is an uncommon method for treating acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in children. This case report discusses a 13-year-old girl with a history of ischemic stroke for the past 3 months, obesity, hypertension, and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS, treated with rivaroxaban), who suffered another ischemic stroke and underwent mechanical thrombectomy with favorable clinical outcomes. Additionally, the patient was diagnosed with antithrombin III deficiency. It is necessary to identify risk factors for AIS in the pediatric population, such as thrombophilia or autoimmune diseases, such as antiphospholipid syndrome, and to develop guidelines for the use of thrombectomy in children. This method could reduce mortality, improve quality of life, prevent disability, and lower future medical costs.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1530420/fullthrombectomypediatric strokeantiphospholipid syndromeacute ischemic strokestroke center |
| spellingShingle | Justyna Kowalczewska Katarzyna Stanisławska Joanna Rybacka-Mossakowska Joanna Rybacka-Mossakowska Robert Juszkat Sławomir Michalak Mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome—a case report Frontiers in Medicine thrombectomy pediatric stroke antiphospholipid syndrome acute ischemic stroke stroke center |
| title | Mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome—a case report |
| title_full | Mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome—a case report |
| title_fullStr | Mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome—a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome—a case report |
| title_short | Mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome—a case report |
| title_sort | mechanical thrombectomy in a pediatric patient with antiphospholipid syndrome a case report |
| topic | thrombectomy pediatric stroke antiphospholipid syndrome acute ischemic stroke stroke center |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2025.1530420/full |
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