Publications connected to the PASTA trial
Important Background Literature
- Definition of FCA Braun, K P J et al. “The course and outcome of unilateral intracranial arteriopathy in 79 children with ischaemic stroke.” Brain : a journal of neurology vol. 132,Pt 2 (2009): 544-57. doi:10.1093/brain/awn313
- Pathogenesis: Cornet, Marie-Coralie et al. “The Role of Infection and Inflammation in the Pathogenesis of Pediatric Arterial Ischemic Stroke.” Seminars in Pediatric Neurology vol. 44 (2022). doi:10.1016/j.spen.2022.100995
- Definition of FCA: Dlamini, Nomazulu et al. “Intracranial dissection mimicking transient cerebral arteriopathy in childhood arterial ischemic stroke.” Journal of child neurology vol. 26,9 (2011): 1203-6. doi:10.1177/0883073811408904
- Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy Severity Score: Fullerton, Heather J et al. “Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy of Childhood: Novel Severity Score and Natural History.” Stroke vol. 49,11 (2018): 2590-2596. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.118.021556
- Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy Severity Score: Slavova, Nedelina et al. “Validation of the focal cerebral arteriopathy severity score (FCASS) in a Swiss cohort: Correlation with infarct volume and outcome.” European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society vol. 28 (2020): 58-63. doi:10.1016/j.ejpn.2020.07.015
- Steroid treatment: Steinlin, Maja et al. “Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy: Do Steroids Improve Outcome?.” Stroke vol. 48,9 (2017): 2375-2382. doi:10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.016818
Local Bernese Stroke Guidelines
Bernese Stroke Guidelines
Swiss Neuro Paediatric Stroke Registry