Vertebrobasilar stroke as a late complication of a Blalock-Taussig shunt.

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.