Author(s)

Bénilde Marie Ange Tiemtore-Kambou^1,2, Prosper Précieux Sagbohan², Dominique Bicaba³, Nina-Astrid Nde-Ouedraogo^1,2, Zakari Nikiema³, Prosper David Lamien², Adama Gnoumou⁴, Ousséïni Diallo^1,5, Rabiou Cisse^1,5

¹Faculty of Health Sciences, Ouaga 1 Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
²Bogodogo Teaching Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
³SanouSouroTeaching Hospital, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
⁴Yati Clinic, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
⁵Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Introduction: Stroke is defined as a sudden onset focal neurological deficit of presumed vascular origin. Although it is essentially adult and elderly condition, stroke can occur in children. Their diagnosis essentially radiological is based on two main imaging modalities namely Computed Tomography (CT) and/or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Our study aimed to study radiological features of stroke in children with an etiologic approach in three health facilities of Ouagadougou. Material and Method: We conducted a retrospective study with descriptive focus during 11-year period from January 1^st, 2006 to September 1^st, 2017 among children aged between 02 months and 16 years who underwent brain CT scan and/or MRI; in whom diagnosis of stroke had been established in radiology department of Yalgado Ouedraogo Teaching Hospital (CHU-YO), Schiphra Methodist Medical Center (CM Schipphra) and Saint Camille Hospital of Ouagadougou (HOSCO). Results: 40 cases of pediatric stroke were collected including 23 at HOSCO, 15 at CHU-YO and 03 at CM Schipphra. Mean age was 6.45 years, with extremes of 2 months and 192 months. Unilateral contralateral motor weakness was the most common clinical presentation (32.5%) followed by seizures (17.5%). Ischemic stroke dominated in 82.5% of cases. Sino-venous thrombosis was rare and suspected in only one case. Sylvian artery was mostly affected in ischemic stroke for 56.25% of patients. The main etiologic factors found were hematologic (67.50%) then infectious factors (25%). Sickle cell disease was always incriminated in hematologic factor. Homozygous SS patients were the most numerous (82%). Conclusion: Stroke diagnosis in children is based on etiologic investigation, biology with a major role of medical imaging. Sickle cell disease accounts a lot in occurrence of stroke in children in our context.

Stroke, Children, Brain CT/MRI, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Tiemtore-Kambou, B. , Sagbohan, P. , Bicaba, D. , Nde-Ouedraogo, N. , Nikiema, Z. , Lamien, P. , Gnoumou, A. , Diallo, O. and Cisse, R. (2019) Imaging Findings of Children Stroke in Burkina Faso and Etiological Approach. Open Journal of Radiology, 9, 20-35. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2019.91003.