Bilateral middle cerebral artery occlusions in neurocysticercosis.

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Zeitschriftentitel:	Stroke
Personen und Körperschaften:	terPenning, B, Litchman, C D, Heier, L
In:	Stroke, 23, 1992, 2, S. 280-283
Format:	E-Article
Sprache:	Englisch
veröffentlicht:	Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Schlagwörter:	Advanced and Specialized Nursing Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine Neurology (clinical)

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Zusammenfassung:	<jats:p>Bilateral hemispheric strokes in a young adult are very rare. We describe a case of neurocysticercosis in a young male with bilateral middle cerebral artery occlusions.</jats:p> <jats:p>Axial tomographic imaging revealed lesions compatible with cysticerci adjacent to each middle cerebral artery initial segment, and occlusion of both arteries at that level was demonstrated by angiography. Extensive medical workup disclosed no other risk factors for stroke.</jats:p> <jats:p>Neurocysticercosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of stroke in a young patient.</jats:p>
Umfang:	280-283
ISSN:	0039-2499 1524-4628
DOI:	10.1161/01.str.23.2.280