Venous infarction mimicking top of basilar syndrome; An uncommon complication of adult influenza infection

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J Clin Neurosci. 2016 Dec 9. pii: S0967-5868(16)30113-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.11.001. [Epub ahead of print]
[h=1]Venous infarction mimicking top of basilar syndrome; An uncommon complication of adult influenza infection.[/h] Cho SH[SUP]1[/SUP], Lee KM[SUP]2[/SUP], Kim BJ[SUP]3[/SUP], Yi JH[SUP]3[/SUP], Noh KC[SUP]3[/SUP], Kim EJ[SUP]2[/SUP], Rhee HY[SUP]4[/SUP], Park KC[SUP]5[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Influenza infection increases the risk of ischemic stroke. Here, we represent a case of a 32year-old female who presented with acutely developed altered mental status after influenza A infection. The clinical manifestation and initial lesion on brain DWI mimicked top of basilar syndrome, but without an arterial occlusion or stenosis. Follow-up neuro imaging analysis suggested cerebral venous infarction. It is valuable to report this case of venous infarction in a healthy young adult, as an uncommon complication of adult influenza infection.
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[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Cerebral venous thrombosis; Influenza A infection; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurological complication; Venous infarction

PMID: 27956173 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2016.11.001
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