title: Cerebellar infarction in children.
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.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed