title: Reversible vasoconstriction syndrome with bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhages.
abstract: Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is an increasingly recognized acute cerebrovascular condition that may produce myriad transient and sustained neurologic deficits as well as a host of radiologic features. We report the case of a woman with RCVS and a severe clinical syndrome with bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhages, cerebral infarctions, and marked vascular abnormalities. The patient made a near complete clinical recovery, representing an extreme and illustrative form of RCVS.
authors: Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors: M Brandon
authors: MB
authors: Westover
authors: Adam B
authors: AB
authors: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D020145:Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013577:Syndrome