title: Recurrent posterior circulation stroke in an infant with basilar artery aneurysm.
abstract: Arterial ischemic stroke involving the posterior circulation is uncommon in children. The underlying etiologies and risk factors predisposing to posterior circulation stroke include vasculopathies, intracranial trauma, cardiac disease, infection, and hematologic disorders. However, in many children with posterior circulation stroke, the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We describe a 14-month-old infant with recurrent arterial ischemic stroke involving the posterior circulation secondary to an aneurysm of the basilar artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frosk
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Salman
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wrogemann
authors.forename: Namrata
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Mubeen F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Rafay
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed