INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC STROKE ORGANIZATION INC

THE INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC STROKE ORGANIZATION (IPSO) IS BRINGING TOGETHER LEADING INVESTIGATORS AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE, AND FROM MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, WITH A COMMON INTEREST IN CHILDHOOD CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE. EXPERTS ACROSS RELATED FIELDS WILL COLLABORATE TO ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE ON MECHANISMS OF CHILDHOOD STROKE AND STROKE RECOVERY WITH AN EYE TOWARDS PREVENTING STROKE AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES. IPSO WILL DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES TO FIRST-LINE MEDICAL PROVIDERS FOR THE WIDER BENEFIT OF CHILDREN WITH STROKE WORLDWIDE. THROUGHOUT, IPSO WILL ENGAGE AFFECTED FAMILIES TO SET PRIORITIES AND ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN AT RISK FOR STROKE OR AFFLICTED BY STROKE.