| Basilar artery occlusion in a young patient with Wegener's granulomatosis. | |
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PMID: 8266371 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stroke is an uncommon sequela of Wegener's granulomatosis, resulting primarily from vasculitic infiltration of small to medium-sized vessels. We describe a young patient with Wegener's granulomatosis and basilar artery occlusion. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 26-year-old man with histopathologically confirmed Wegener's granulomatosis suffered a brain stem stroke 24 hours after open lung biopsy. Angiography revealed midbasilar artery occlusion. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with Wegener's granulomatosis may experience premature large cerebral vessel occlusion. Putative etiologies in our patient include vasculitis, postoperative hypercoagulability, and/or intraoperative neck positioning leading to embolization. |
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Authors:
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J M Savitz; M A Young; R R Ratan |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation Volume: 25 ISSN: 0039-2499 ISO Abbreviation: Stroke Publication Date: 1994 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-01-27 Completed Date: 1994-01-27 Revised Date: 2010-03-24 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0235266 Medline TA: Stroke Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 214-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md. |
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Adult Arterial Occlusive Diseases / etiology* Basilar Artery* Biopsy Brain Stem Cerebral Angiography Cerebrovascular Disorders / etiology Humans Lung / pathology Male Postoperative Complications Vertebral Artery / radiography Wegener Granulomatosis / complications* |
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