Brain infarction in a young patient with Buerger’s disease -- a case of cerebral thromboangiitis obliterans
- Author:
Elçin Aydın
;
Celal Çınar
;
Halil Bozkaya
;
İsmail Oran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Thromboangiitis Obliterans
- From:Neurology Asia
2016;21(4):389-391
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Buerger’s disease (BD) or thromboangiitis obliterans is a vasculitis that most commonly affects the
small and medium-sized arteries and veins in the extremities.1
It is most frequently seen in the young
men who smoke and is associated with low socioeconomic status. BD is diagnosed on the basis of
the clinical findings; the pathogenesis is not completely be understood.1-4 In this report, we aim to
present the clinical, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and angiographic findings of a 30-year-old
man with ischemic stroke as a rare complication of BD.
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