Hyperdense Middle Cerebral Artery Sign Together with Pulmonary Thromboembolism.
BACKGROUND
Hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign is an appearance of the middle cerebral artery on non-contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Embolic occlusion of the pulmonary arterial system is referred to as pulmonary embolism. When pulmonary embolism coexists with a patent foramen ovale, increased pressure in the right atrium may result in widening of the foramen and consequently, cause serious conditions due to paradoxical embolus. Coexistence of hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign and pulmonary thromboembolism is very rare in the literature.


METHODS
We presented a 60-year-old female patient who had both hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign and pulmonary thromboembolism.


CONCLUSIONS
To our knowledge, togetherness of hyperdense MCA sign and pulmonary thromboembolism is extremely rare in the literature. In our case, we found both pulmonary embolism due to DVT and paradoxical embolism due to existing patent foramen ovale.
Department of Radiology, Harran University Medical School, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Erol
E
Bozdogan
Department of Neurology, Harran University Medical School, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Ozcan
O
Kocaturk
Department of Cardiology, Harran University Medical School, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Ibrahim Halil
IH
Altiparmak
Department of Radiology, Harran University Medical School, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
Ekrem
E
Karakas
Embolism, Paradoxical; Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery; Pulmonary Embolism