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[Thrombosis of the basilar trunk caused by syphilis]
A Britto1, A Hilbig, L M Barbosa-Coutinho
1Departamento de Patologia, Fundação Faculdade Federal de Ciências Médicas, Porto Alegre.
Arquivos De Neuro-Psiquiatria
|December 1, 1987
Abstract:
The authors describe a case of cerebrovascular accident by syphilis in a 37 years-old man. The clinical features were headache, right hemiparesis and ptosis of the left eyelid. Blood and spinal fluid tests for syphilis were positive. The angiography showed a basilar trunk occlusion with revascularization of the cerebellar culmen. The autopsy disclosed a sub-total occlusion of the basilar artery and a fresh left cerebellar infarct.