title: Arterial dissection complicating tonsillectomy.
abstract: Tonsillectomy is a frequently performed surgical procedure. Surgical complications can be serious. We report the case of a 7-year-old female who experienced an arterial ischaemic cerebral infarction following elective adenotonsillectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Neurology, Newcomen Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, UK. Elizabeth@wraige.demon.co.uk
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wraige
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ganesan
authors.forename: K R E
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Pohl
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020772:Internal Capsule / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014068:Tonsillectomy