Postprandial limb-shaking: an unusual presentation of transient cerebral ischemia.
We describe a 61-year-old woman with complete occlusion of the left carotid artery who presented with shaking of the right limbs after eating. She was found to have profound postprandial hypotension, and the episodes were interpreted as an unusual transient ischemic attack.
Cheshire
William P
WP
Dept. of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA. cheshire@mayo.edu
Meschia
James F
JF
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D017536:Carotid Artery, Common / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005121:Extremities / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D019518:Postprandial Period; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging