We report on a 14-month-old boy who had acute multiple infarcts in the posterior circulation
due to an extremely early onset of spontaneous vertebral artery dissection. Despite
the absence of clinical signs of connective tissue disorders, an ultrastructural change
of collagen fibrils and elastic fibers indicated connective tissue abnormalities.
Arterial dissection should be considered as a cause of stroke during infancy.
Stroke - infarction - cerebellum - collagen - elastin
