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Webinar – Perinatal Stroke: Risk Factors and Present and Potential Future Management
This is a recorded version of the Webinar, Perinatal Stroke: Risk Factors and Present and Potential Future Management, that was presented live on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024. Please scroll all the way down this page to view the archived program.
Webinar Date: 11/20/2024
Estimated Time to complete: 1 hour
Format: Archived Webinar
Target Audience:
This activity is designed for healthcare professionals, including hematologists, obstetricians, gynecologists, pediatric/adolescent gynecologists, advanced practice providers, and nurses specializing in the care of women/girls are the primary target audience to ensure optimal comprehensive care.
Faculty:
Eric Grabowski, MD, ScD
Co-Director, Pediatric Stroke Services
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Danielle Pier, MD(Moderator)
Pediatric Stroke Neurologist
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Overview:
Perinatal stroke affects one in every 4,000 births each year, making it about as common as stroke in the young adult. The multifactorial etiology includes maternal systemic disorders of pregnancy, difficult labor and delivery, and parental thrombophilia. During this webinar, we are joined by Eric Grabowski, MD, SCD, Co-Director, Pediatric Stroke Services in the Pediatric Stroke and Cerebrovascular Program at Mass General for Children, and pediatric neurologist, Danielle Pier, MD. Founded in 2002, the program has evaluated and managed nearly 150 perinatal ischemic strokes (PAS) since its inception. This webinar will describe our experience with PAS, provide insight into risk factors, and suggest possible present and future therapeutic interventions. Counseling of parents with regard to PAS should include provision of understanding of possible causes, emotional support, annual follow-up of an affected child, management of treatable prothrombotic risk factors found in the child (e.g., elevations in lipoprotein (a)), and counseling of parents with regard to subsequent pregnancies.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS), including the risk factors.
- Discuss the present and future therapeutic interventions for PAIS.
- Explain the importance of counseling parents of an affected child regarding the treatment and management of care for the child and future pregnancies.
