Distal Subclavian Artery Occlusion Causing Multiple Cerebral Infarcts Consequence of Retrograde Flow of a Thrombus?.
10.7461/jcen.2013.15.3.221
- Author:
Joon Hyun BAEK
1
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
;
Chang Ki KANG
;
Yeong Bae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. lyb@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Subclavian artery;
Protein S deficiency;
Thoracic outlet syndrome;
Retrograde cerebral infarction
- MeSH:
Aorta;
Arteries;
Blood Pressure;
Carotid Arteries;
Embolism;
Forearm;
Heart;
Hemiplegia;
Humans;
Infarction;
Protein S Deficiency;
Shoulder;
Subclavian Artery;
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome;
Thrombosis
- From:Journal of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
2013;15(3):221-224
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Intracranial embolization usually arises from the heart, a vertebrobasilar artery, a carotid artery, or the aorta, but rarely from the distal subclavian artery upstream of an embolus. We report on a patient who experienced left shoulder and forearm pain with weak blood pressure and pulse followed by concurrent onset of left hemiplegia. This case is a rare example of multiple cerebral embolic infarctions, which developed as a complication of distal subclavian artery thrombosis possibly associated with protein S deficiency.
