ANTERIOR CHOROIDAL ARTERY TERRITORY INFARCTION - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

Authors
TUZUN E
Citation
E. Tuzun, ANTERIOR CHOROIDAL ARTERY TERRITORY INFARCTION - A CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, Archives of medical research, 29(1), 1998, pp. 83-87
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Journal title
Archives of medical research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01884409
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
83 - 87
Database
ISI
SICI code
0188-4409(1998)29:1<83:ACATI->2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A patient was admitted with frequent episodes of transient neurologic symptoms formerly described as ''capsular warning syndrome''. The neur ologic examination revealed right-sided hemiplegia, diminished pinpric k, decreased light touch and extensor right plantar response. The only documented risk factor was hypertriglyceridemia, and diagnosis was an terior choroidal artery territory infarction, This report critically r eviews the clinical features of this vascular lesion and the MRI findi ngs.