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Vertebrobasilar stroke as a late complication of a Blalock‐Taussig shunt
Author(s) -
Gailloud Philippe,
Hillis Argye,
Perler Bruce,
Murphy Kieran J.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.10249
Subject(s) - medicine , tetralogy of fallot , shunt (medical) , complication , stroke (engine) , cardiology , surgery , heart disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
We describe a 39‐year‐old patient with a cerebellar infarct and a history of a tetralogy of Fallot corrected during childhood. This is the first documented case of vertebrobasilar stroke occurring as a late complication of a Blalock‐Taussig shunt followed by total cardiac repair.
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