title: Massive ischemic stroke as a complication of otitis media.
abstract: Cerebral artery infarction as a complication of acute otitis media is a rare complication. The mechanism appears to be the spread of meningeal inflammation to involve the walls of intracranial vessels, resulting in arterial thrombosis with ischemia or rupture with hemorrhage. We report the case of a 3 year old female with a history of global developmental delay who sustained a large left hemispheric stroke after middle cerebral artery infarction as a complication of an acute otitis media.
authors: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, United States. Electronic address: hamza.pasha@ucdenver.edu.
authors: Hamza M
authors: HM
authors: Pasha
authors: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, United States. Electronic address: david.mirsky@childrenscolorado.org.
authors: David M
authors: DM
authors: Mirsky
authors: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, United States. Electronic address: Sven.Streubel@childrenscolorado.org.
authors: Sven O
authors: SO
authors: Streubel
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020244:Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000209:etiology*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*
keywords: Complication; Otitis media; Stroke