title: Cerebral infarction in patient with minimal change nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: We report a case of 68-year-old Caucasian man who presented with cerebral infarcts secondary to arterial thrombosis associated with nephrotic syndrome. His initial presentation included edema of legs, left hemiparesis, and right-sided cerebellar signs. Investigations with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of brain showed multiple cerebral infarcts in middle cerebral and posterior cerebral artery territory. Blood and urine investigations also showed impaired renal function, hypercholesterolemia, hypoalbuminaemia, and nephrotic range proteinuria. Renal biopsy showed minimal change disease. Cerebral infarcts were treated with antiplatelet agents and nephrotic syndrome was treated with high dose steroids. Patient responded well to the treatment and is all well till date.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, GL1 3NN, England, UK ; Department of Pathology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, GL1 3NN, England, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boddana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Robson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ludeman
keywords: Arterial thrombosis; cerebral infarction; nephrotic syndrome