Laney's story: the problem of delayed diagnosis of pediatric stroke.

Brian T. Fitzsimons; Laura L. Fitzsimons; Lisa R. Sun

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Laney's story: the problem of delayed diagnosis of pediatric stroke.

April 24, 2019

Fitzsimons BT, Fitzsimons LL, Sun LR. Pediatrics. 2019;143(4):e20183458.

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Rare diseases pose diagnostic challenges for physicians. This commentary offers insights from parents of a young child who died due to a delayed stroke diagnosis as well as from the patient's neurologist to raise awareness of childhood stroke and discuss the importance of partnership to heal from loss and advocate for improvement.

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