Frosk Patrick, Salman Michael S, Wrogemann Jens, Shah Namrata, Rafay Mubeen F
Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
J Child Neurol. 2009 Aug;24(8):1019-20. doi: 10.1177/0883073808331347. Epub 2009 Jun 1.
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.
