The Cost of Pediatric Stroke Care and Rehabilitation
Author(s) -
Warren Lo,
Khaled Zamel,
Kavita Ponnappa,
Antoni Allen,
Deena J. Chisolm,
Mónica Tang,
Bryce A. Kerlin,
Keith Owen Yeates
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.107.497420
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , pediatric stroke , medical diagnosis , physical therapy , quality of life (healthcare) , medical record , rehabilitation , emergency medicine , pediatrics , ischemic stroke , surgery , radiology , ischemia , mechanical engineering , nursing , engineering
There is little data regarding the cost of pediatric stroke care or the elements that contribute to these costs. We examined costs for poststroke care during the first year after diagnosis and compared these costs with the volume of the cerebral infarct and the level of neurological and functional outcome.
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