Sudden Unexpected Death after Lateral Medullary Infarction.
- Author:
Ki Woong NAM
1
;
Jung Min PYUN
;
Hyung Min KWON
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Medulla oblongata; Stroke; Death; Sudden
- MeSH: Aged, 80 and over; Brain; Death, Sudden; Dizziness; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Infarction*; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medulla Oblongata; Prognosis; Stroke
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2016;34(5):357-359
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: The prognosis of lateral medullary infarction is mostly benign, but unexpected sudden death can occur even when the initial symptoms are benign. An 81-year-old man visited the emergency room with whirling-type dizziness and right-veering tendency. Brain magnatic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a right lateral medullary infarction accompanied by a right cerebellar infarction. He died suddenly at 1 day after admission with only slight lesion progression on MRI. This case suggests that patients with a lateral medullary infarction should be carefully monitored during the acute period.
