Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Ischaemic stroke in progressive systemic sclerosis.

V Lucivero1, D M Mezzapesa, M Petruzzellis

  • 1Department of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences, University of Bari, Piazza G. Cesare 12, I-70124 Bari, Italy.

Neurological Sciences : Official Journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
|November 19, 2004
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Long-lived light-induced electron spin polarization in porphyrin triplet states and the dynamic Jahn-Teller effect.

The Journal of chemical physics·2025
Same author

[Effect of Plasmafiltration and Adsorption in Cocaine Abuse: A Case Report].

Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia·2024
Same author

[Chronic Inflammatory Polyradiculopathy Post-Covid-19 and the Role of Therapeutic Apheresis: A Clinical Case].

Giornale italiano di nefrologia : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di nefrologia·2023
Same author

PATTERN OF A PRIMARY B-CELL LYMPHOMA IN ULNAR NERVE: INTRANEURAL OR EXTRANEURAL.

Georgian medical news·2023
Same author

Clinical Profiles and Patterns of Neurodegeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Cluster-Based Approach Based on MR Imaging Metrics.

AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology·2023
Same author

The role of postoperative radiotherapy in eccrine porocarcinoma: a multidisciplinary systematic review.

European review for medical and pharmacological sciences·2022
Same journal

Asymmetrical muscular disorder with normal creatine kinase (CK) and electromyography (EMG): the challenging diagnosis of muscular polyarteritis nodosa (MPAN), case report and literature review.

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology·2026
Same journal

Neuropsychological assessment in adult epilepsy: rationale, test selection, and clinical integration across non-surgical care in Italian patients.

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology·2026
Same journal

Early implementation of transradial mechanical thrombectomy in a primary stroke center: a sequential cohort propensity score-matched study.

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology·2026
Same journal

Characterization of sensory nerve conduction abnormalities at the time of ALS diagnosis.

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology·2026
Same journal

Positron emission tomography for diagnosing cerebrovascular disorders: a scoping review.

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology·2026
Same journal

Mapping integrated care for brain tumour-related epilepsy in the Italian RIN-IRCCS network.

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology·2026
See all related articles

This study reports a rare case of a scleroderma patient experiencing a cerebral infarct due to autoimmune angiopathy affecting the middle cerebral artery (MCA). This finding highlights a potential neurological complication of progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS).

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Rheumatology
  • Vascular Medicine

Background:

  • Progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS), or scleroderma, is a multisystem autoimmune disease.
  • Cerebral artery involvement in PSS is exceptionally rare, with limited documented cases.

Observation:

  • A 61-year-old female patient with a six-year history of scleroderma presented with transient dysarthria and hemiparesis.
  • Brain MRI revealed an ischemic lesion in the right subinsular region and hypoperfusion in the right middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory.

Findings:

  • MR angiography identified focal stenosis in the M2 segment of the right MCA.
  • The patient was treated with high-dose steroids and aspirin, with confirmed findings at one-month follow-up.

Implications:

Related Experiment Videos

  • This case documents a cerebral infarct in a patient with PSS, likely caused by localized autoimmune angiopathy.
  • It underscores the importance of considering rare cerebrovascular complications in patients with scleroderma.