title: Bilateral medial cerebellar infarction in a patient positive for lupus anticoagulant.
abstract: Bilateral medial cerebellar infarction occurring simultaneously is rare. We describe a middle aged male with bilateral cerebellar infarction complicated by subsequent left superior cerebellar artery infarction. Lupus anticoagulant was positive. Though the prognosis is usually considered good, our patient made poor recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Salmania Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, PO Box 12, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. pkguptaram@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Praveen Kumar
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Krishnan Pudukode
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Ramnath
authors.forename: Praharaju Janaki
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
mesh_terms: D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016682:Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor