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D Nagaraj

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PubMed2001

Stroke in a young man with fibromuscular dysplasia of the cranial vessels with anticardiolipin antibodies: a case report.

A case of fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD), presenting with a non-hemorrhagic infarct is reported. Positivity of anticardiolipin antibodies suggested an immune response. A 40-year-old man presented with sudden onset of stroke, preceded by similar ischemic attacks. Computed tomography (CT) of the brain showed a recent non-hemorrhagic infarct in the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory and an old right MCA territory infarct. Serum was positive for anticardiolipin antibodies. These above findings were confirmed at autopsy. A portion of the internal carotid artery and the middle cerebral arteries on both sides revealed features of FMD, with thrombosis. This case suggests an immune mechanism for FMD, hitherto unobserved in the cerebral circulation.

Adult↗
PubMed1988

Computed tomography in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: report of 15 cases.

Computerized tomographic (CT) study of the brain was performed in 15 cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). Most patients in Stage II (6/8) had cerebral edema and diffuse white matter low attenuation, and patients in Stages III and IV (5/7) had atrophy of cerebral cortex, brainstem and cerebellum. Low density areas in deep grey matter nuclei (5 cases), large focal areas of white matter hypodensity (3/15) and evidence of brainstem atrophy without cerebral atrophy (2/15) were features not hitherto described. One patient in Stage III had normal scan. Correlation of scan findings was better with the stage of the disease than with the duration of SSPE.

Adolescent↗