title: Recurrent syncope and quadriplegia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Souers Stroke Institute, Department of Neurology, Saint Louis University Medical Center, MO 63110.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gomez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manepalli
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Faber
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Levy
mesh_terms: 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