Recurrent syncope and quadriplegia.
A 72-year-old man had posturally induced syncopal episodes, followed by quadriparesis, coma, and death. Neuroimaging studies supported the clinical diagnosis confirmed by neuropathological findings.
Yu
C M
CM
Souers Stroke Institute, Department of Neurology, Saint Louis University Medical Center, MO 63110.
Gomez
C R
CR
Manepalli
A
A
Faber
J A
JA
Levy
B
B
D000368:Aged; D002536:Cerebral Arteries; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002537:Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed