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Published on: August 27, 2020
[A case of brainstem and cerebellar infarctions related to basilar impression]
Takashi Kasai1, Kenji Yoshikawa, Shunji Tachibana
1Department of Neurology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine.
Abstract:
We report a 30-year-old man presenting with medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) syndrome after an afternoon nap. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a right medial pontine tegmental infarction and right cerebellar infarctions. This patient was complicated with basilar impression detected on cervical X-ray and MRI. Three-dimensional CT angiography disclosed that the odontoid process migrated into the posterior fossa, thrusting the bilateral vertebral arteries postero-laterally. The mechanical stress on the bilateral vertebral arteries may have caused infarctions in the territories of the posterior circulation of this patient with basilar impression.
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