Brain Stem Infarction Due to Basilar Artery Dissection in a Patient with a Parotitis and Hyperhomocysteinemia
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
; : 46-48, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
A 29-year-old man developed sudden dysarthria and right-sided weakness 3 days before admission to hospital. He was diagnosed with parotitis in the emergency room of Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital. The plasma levels of homocysteine were elevated (30.48 mg/dL). A brain magnetic resonance imaging scan revealed a high signal intensity lesion in the left paramedian pons and computed tomography angiography showed a marked narrowing of the mid-basilar artery. We report a rare case of spontaneous basilar artery dissection caused by a recent infection and hyperhomocysteinemia.
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Main subject:
Parotitis
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Plasma
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Arteries
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Basilar Artery
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Brain
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Brain Stem
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Pons
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Angiography
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Hyperhomocysteinemia
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Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Soonchunhyang Medical Science
Year:
2017
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Article