[Cerebral arteritis, carotid thrombosis and rubella: relation or coincidence?].
A 10 year-old boy presented with an acute transitory right hemiparesis with aphasia. On CT-scan there was a left temporal low density. The cerebral angiography showed a total obstruction of the left terminal internal carotid with a "beading" of the posterior cerebral artery on the same side. Blood serologies and the presence of specific IgM in the cerebrospinal fluid gave evidence for recent rubella. An other arteriogram after a follow-up of 3 months showed a persistent obstruction of the internal carotid but a disappearance of the cerebral posterior artery abnormalities.
Graber
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Service de médecine infantile A, CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France.
Fossoud
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Gayet-Mengelle
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Bonafe
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Carriere
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D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications*
Artérite cérébrale, thrombose carotidienne et rubéole: relation ou coïncidence?