title: Idiopathic carotid and coronary vasospasm: a new syndrome?
abstract: We present the first case of cerebral infarction due to idiopathic reversible vasospasm of the extracranial internal carotid artery without headache or identifiable cause in a patient who subsequently suffered acute myocardial infarction due to vasospasm of the coronary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Moriyama Memorial Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. yoshimoto@moriyamaikai.or.jp
authors.forename: Haruko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Umemoto
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawakami
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Moriyama
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*