Asterixis as a Presentation of Cerebellar Ischemic Stroke
نام عام مواد
[Article]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Siniscalchi, Antonio; Gallelli, Luca; Di Benedetto, Olindo; De Sarro, Giovambattista
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متن يادداشت
Asterixis is not yet considered a common neurological sign of cerebellum infarction, and the pathogenic mechanism for asterixis remains elusive. We report a 58-year-old male with moderate hypertension who presented to our emergency department for acute headache in both cervical and occipital regions of the left side. About 2 hours later the patient developed ipsilateral asterixis in the upper left limb; 3 days later the asterixis disappeared. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain disclosed cerebellarinfarctions at the left superior cerebellar artery. In conclusion, we observed that a transitory asterixis associated with ipsilateral headache can be an initial clinical manifestation of ipsilateral cerebellar infarctions in the superior cerebellar artery area. [West J Emerg Med. 2012;13(6):507-508]
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تاريخ نشر
2012
عنوان
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
شماره جلد
13/6
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عنصر شناسه اي
Siniscalchi, Antonio; Gallelli, Luca; Di Benedetto, Olindo; De Sarro, Giovambattista