title: Diffuse corpus callosum infarction - Rare vascular entity with differing etiology.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Infarctions of the corpus callosum are rare vascular events. It is relatively immune to vascular insult because of its rich vascular supply from anterior and posterior circulations of brain.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Report of 3 patients with largely diffuse acute corpus callosum infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  3 patients with largely diffuse acute corpus callosum infarction were studied and each of these 3 patients had 3 different aetiologies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 3 different aetiologies of largely diffuse acute corpus callosum infarction were cardioembolism, tuberculous arteritis and takayasu arteritis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Diffuse corpus callosum infarcts are rare events. This case series narrates the three different aetiologies of diffuse acute corpus callosum infarction which is a rare vascular event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, MS Ramaiah Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India. Electronic address: rohanmahale83@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rohan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahale
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, MS Ramaiah Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, MS Ramaiah Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Buddaraju
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, MS Ramaiah Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Aju Abraham
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, MS Ramaiah Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Javali
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, MS Ramaiah Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore 560054, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Rangasetty
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001167:Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology*; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Arteritis; Corpus callosum; Diffuse; Infarction; Magnetic resonance imaging