title: Cerebral ischaemia after repair of coarctation of the aorta.
abstract: A 9-year-old boy, with a history of repair of severe coarctation of the aorta through balloon angioplasty 2 weeks ago, presented in the emergency paediatric department with symptoms consistent with transient cerebral ischaemia. MRI revealed an area of cerebral infarction in the right frontal lobe. Causes of cerebral ischaemia after aortic coarctation repair are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Pediatric Department,Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki,University General Hospital AHEPA,Thessaloniki,Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gogou
authors.affiliation: 2nd Pediatric Department,Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki,University General Hospital AHEPA,Thessaloniki,Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keivanidou
authors.affiliation: 2nd Pediatric Department,Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki,University General Hospital AHEPA,Thessaloniki,Greece.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giannopoulos
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications
keywords: children