Cerebellar infarction in children

Pediatr Neurol. 1987 Nov-Dec;3(6):363-6. doi: 10.1016/0887-8994(87)90009-9.

Abstract

We report 3 children with posterior circulation strokes. Cerebellar infarction is rare in children; therefore, it was not the clinical diagnosis suspected primarily in 2 of these patients. The diagnostic value and limitations of neuroimaging studies, including computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging, in cerebellar infarction in children are discussed. Because 3 patients were examined in a 2 year period in one institution, this entity may be more prevalent than generally believed and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa lesions in children.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cerebellum / blood supply*
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Cerebral Infarction / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Risk Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed