Incidence of Childhood Stroke and Association With Recent Infection
We provide contemporary data on new cases of childhood stroke in Australia, using population-wide linked data. Having a recent infection doubled the risk of childhood stroke. We found no significant evidence of an association between vaccination and childhood stroke.
Authors
- Jacqueline Boyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3616-1637)
- Michael Fahey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-4785)
- Daneeta Hennessy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2384-6618)
- Jim Buttery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9905-2035)
- Lachlan L. Dalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1449-9132)
- Hannah Morgan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8717-908X)
- Mark Thomas Mackay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3787-1112)
- Hazel J Clothier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7594-0361)
- John Mallard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3199-5927)
- Tzu-Yung Kuo
- D. A. Cadilhac
- M. F. Kilkenny
- M. T. Olaiya
- S. L. Gall
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurology
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000214704
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 35.41