The article contains a review of revelant medical literature focusing on etiology, diagnosis and treatment of cerebellar infarction (CI). The above health problem occurs relatively seldom covering about 2% of all strokes. Common CI etiological factors include atherothrombotic lesions of the vertebrobasilar arteries, cardiac embolism. CI symptoms depend on localization and size of the infarction site. The infarct topography in accordance with the affected arterial region correlates with neurological disfunction. CI may bring about complications such as acute obstructive hydrocephalus and brain stem compression developing in the wake of the mass-effect. Computerized tomography and magnetoresonance topography permit making an early diagnosis and timely to make detect the development of complications. Cases of complicated CI need the neurosurgical treatment to be carried out.