Bilateral Medial Medullary Infarct with Unique Radiological Presentation
Acta Neurologica Taiwanica, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.14-18, 2024 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/ant.33-1_111_0017
- Dergi Adı: Acta Neurologica Taiwanica
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.14-18
- Anahtar Kelimeler: bilateral medial medullary infarction, heart appearance, infarct, Stroke
- Kütahya Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Bilateral medial medullary infarction is a rare subtype of stroke.The typical heart-shaped appearance on magnetic resonance imaging is pathognomonic for bilateral medial medullary syndrome. Vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia is a condition characterized by tortuous dilatation and marked enlargement of the basilar and vertebral arteries, and it may cause posterior circulation infarction. We present the case of a 55-year-old female patient with complaints of speech disorder, regression in consciousness, and difficulty breathing. Diffusion-weighted imaging examination was normal on arrival. In the cranial imaging after 24 hours, acute infarction was observed in the bilateral medial medullary area. Time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography revealed vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia. In this report, a case of bilateral medial medullary infarction with a unique radiological appearance accompanied by vertebrobasilar dolichoectasia, which is rarely reported in the literature, is presented.