Excessive sweating: an uncommon sign of basilar artery occlusion.
Excessive sweating of the face and, to a lesser degree, of the thorax and limbs, occurred after basilar artery occlusion in a 15 year old Saudi boy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a limited bilateral paramedian infarction of the rostral ventral pons. Basilar artery occlusion in children and adolescents is a rarity. Excessive sweating following such a stroke is rare in any age group. Clinico-anatomical correlations are discussed.
Awada
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Department of Neurology, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Ammar
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al-Rajeh
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Borollosi
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D000293:Adolescent; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000098:blood supply; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology; D013546:Sweating / Q000502:physiology; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis