Stroke masquerading as cardiac arrest: the artery of Percheron.
BMJ Case Rep
; 14(1)2021 Jan 11.
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| ID: mdl-33431467
ABSTRACT
The artery of Percheron (AOP) is a rare arterial variant of the thalamic blood supply. Due to the densely packed collection of nuclei it supplies, an infarction of the AOP can be devastating. Here we highlight a patient who had an AOP stroke in the community, which was initially managed as cardiac arrest. AOP strokes most often present with vague symptoms such as reduced conscious level, cognitive changes and confusion without obvious focal neurology, and therefore are often missed at the initial clinical assessment. This case highlights the importance of recognising an AOP stroke as a cause of otherwise unexplained altered consciousness level and the use of MRI early in the diagnostic work-up.
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Tálamo
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
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Parada Cardíaca
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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En
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BMJ Case Rep
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
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