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Prominent Somnolence and Cerebellar Syndrome in Subclavian Artery Thrombosis—A Case ReportDepartment of Surgery "A", Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Department of Neurology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
Department of Surgery "A", Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Department of Surgery "A", Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Department of Neurology, Soroka Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel A patient suffering from acute left subclavian artery thrombosis presented with an unusual syndrome of prominent somnolence, right cerebellar signs, and left upper extremity ischemia. Clinical, angiologic, and electrophysiologic stud ies confirmed a brain stem and reticular formation dysfunction due to vertebro basilar ischemia. Urgent thromboembolectomy led to neurologic improvement and satisfactory revascularization of the involved upper limb.
Angiology, Vol. 38, No. 12,
912-915 (1987) |
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