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Bilateral pontine infarction with basilar artery fenestration: A case report
Sang Hee Ha1, Hyug-Gi Kim2, Bum Joon Kim3
1Department of Neurology.
Rationale:
Basilar artery (BA) fenestration is a congenital anomaly with duplicated BA, which can cause ischemic stroke. However, the stroke mechanism is not clearly verified in patients with BA fenestration.
Patient Concerns:
Here, we report a case of 64-year-old man with well-controlled hypertension admitted with dysarthria, only.
Diagnoses:
Diffusion weighted image showed a bilateral symmetric pontine infarction sparing the midline. BA fenestration was observed from magnetic resonance angiography.
Intervention:
High-resolution magnetic resonance image (MRI) and 4D flow MRI was performed to verify the mechanism of stroke associated with BA fenestration.
Outcomes:
No plaque was observed at the area of BA fenestration from high-resolution MRI. 4D flow MRI showed bifurcated flow with high flow velocity and low shear stress at the area of BA fenestration.
Lessons:
A turbulent flow with high flow velocity and low shear stress at the BA fenestration area may have influenced the flow through the bilateral perforating arteries resulting in a bilateral symmetric pontine infarction with sparing the midline where the septa of BA is located. 4D flow dynamic studies may be beneficial for verifying the mechanism of stroke.
