When 15-year-old John Beveridge suddenly passed out on the football field, coaches and players rushed to his side to help.
The reason for his sudden illness was something no one saw coming.
Courtney Hunter finds out what doctors discovered in Healthy Living.
The risk of stroke in children is 11 in 100,000 per year.
In some cases, the cause is sickle cell disease, immune disorders, or a heart defect, as with John.
Although strokes in kids aren’t common, parents are advised to be concerned if a teen suffers severe headaches, dizziness or extreme sleepiness.
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