- It was recently announced that researchers from Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London are developing a test that can predict the chances of a child suffering a stroke
- Around half of strokes in children are caused by a haemorrhage in the brain. This can happen if blood vessels in the brain burst, as a result of a brain infection, severe dehydration, prolonged low blood pressure or head injury. The other cause of a stroke is a blockage in a blood vessel, which can be the result of heart disease present from birth, major heart surgery or a brain tumour
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