title: Posterior cerebral artery dissection on a serial magnetic resonance angiography.
abstract: Posterior cerebral artery (PCA) dissection in children seldom is reported in the literature. This is the second report of acute PCA dissection with infarct occurring in a young child. A serial magnetic resonance angiography demonstrated a delayed and transient narrowing of the arterial caliber, which was consistent with a focal PCA dissection with delayed vascular recanalization. PCA dissection should be included in the causes of infarct in children and a thorough and serial neurovascular imaging should be considered if no cause of stroke is found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Keio University Hospital, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. toshiki.take@z5.keio.jp
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takenouchi
authors.forename: Sachiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shimozato
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Suketaka
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Momoshima
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D020769:Posterior Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D020521:Stroke / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology