[Focal motor crises: a transitory ischemic attack?].
A 65-year-old man with hypertension and coronary artery disease presented with a history of 6 tonic fits of right upper limb and 2 clonic fits of the right side of the face with language suspension, each lasting for only 2 to 3 minutes. CT with contrast showed a right occipital low density area, a probable old infarct, and left carotid angiography showed an ulcerated cervical stenosis. Based on reported experimental data, it is suggested that these paroxysmal manifestations are related to transient ischemic attacks, are of epileptic nature and due to an ischemic mechanism.
Demiati
M
M
Service de Neurologie, CHRU Amiens Nord.
Rosa
A
A
Mizon
J P
JP
D000368:Aged; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Crises motrices focales: un accident ischémique transitoire?