Coarctation of the aorta and cerebellar infarction: a case report.
A 5-year-old child presented to our emergency department with a sudden onset of symptoms consistent with cerebellar infarction. Evaluation lead us to discover an undiagnosed coarctation of the aorta in association with a thrombotic cerebellar infarction. A review of coarctation follows.
Herman
Martin I
MI
College of Medicine, University of Tennessee, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis TN.
Alpert
Bruce
B
D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male