Coarctation of the Aorta and Cerebellar Infarction
- 1 February 2004
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Pediatric Emergency Care
- Vol. 20 (2), 121-125
- https://doi.org/10.1097/01.pec.0000113888.10140.33
Abstract
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.Keywords
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