Roller Coaster Causes Stroke for a Young Park Guest

A four year old child suffered a stroke after riding a roller coaster. According to the Dr’s treating the boy he suffered a tear to his carotid artery after riding the rides. The 4 year old boy showed no signs of injury after the rides but the next day he was suffering from vomiting and on flight home he suffer from a droop on his left side of the face.  Upon arrival home the boy was unable to walk and had no movement on his left side. Doctors say this is rare and there are only three case in children. The boy has made  an excellent recovery according to Doctors.

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