CEREBRAL INFARCTION ASSOCIATED WITH KEARNS-SAYRE SYNDROME-RELATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

We present the clinical and neuroradiologic findings of a 31-year-old man with Kearns-Sayre syndrome-related dilated cardiomyopathy who expe rienced a left middle cerebral artery territory stroke, thought to be due to cardiogenic embolism. The rate of clinically apparent cardiomyo pathy in Kearns-Sayre patients can be expected to increase as their su rvival is prolonged by the use of cardiac pacemaker devices. Under the se circumstances, stroke caused by cardiogenic embolism, which is pres ently rare, may become more common.