title: Isolated bilateral middle cerebellar peduncle infarcts.
abstract: Our objective is to report an interesting case of a patient with known severe vertebrobasilar disease who presented with isolated bilateral middle cerebellar peduncle (MCP) infarction. Isolated infarction of the MCP is uncommon, occurring in roughly 0.12% of acute strokes. Isolated bilateral MCP infarction is extremely rare and has been described in only a few cases in the literature. The MCP is a watershed zone between the anterior inferior cerebellar artery and the superior cerebellar artery and its occurrence suggests hypoperfusion.
authors: Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: johns@ccf.org.
authors: Seby
authors: S
authors: John
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Hegazy
authors: Esteban
authors: E
authors: Cheng Ching
authors: Irene
authors: I
authors: Katzan
mesh_terms: D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
keywords: Bilateral; hypoperfusion; infarction; middle cerebellar; peduncle; watershed