Stroke in a case of neonatal lupus: an uncommon complication

Renu Suthar; Jitendra K Sahu; Manojkumar Rohit; Niranjan K Khandelwal; Pratibha Singhi

doi:10.1177/0883073813513497

Stroke in a case of neonatal lupus: an uncommon complication

J Child Neurol. 2014 Nov;29(11):NP157-60. doi: 10.1177/0883073813513497. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

Authors

Renu Suthar¹, Jitendra K Sahu¹, Manojkumar Rohit², Niranjan K Khandelwal³, Pratibha Singhi⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
² Department of Cardiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
³ Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
⁴ Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India doctorpratibhasinghi@gmail.com.

PMID: 24453154
DOI: 10.1177/0883073813513497

Abstract

Stroke is an extremely rare complication of congenital heart block in children. We report a 2-year-old girl with congenital complete heart block who presented with acute-onset right middle cerebral artery territory stroke. The congenital heart block was secondary to maternal lupus.

Keywords: congenital heart block; embolic; hemiparesis; lupus; stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain / pathology
Child, Preschool
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Block / congenital
Heart Block / etiology
Heart Block / physiopathology
Humans
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / complications*
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / physiopathology
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / congenital*
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / physiopathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Supplementary concepts

Congenital heart block
Neonatal Systemic lupus erythematosus