Acute Anterior Choroidal Artery Territory Infarction: A Case Series Report
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. CASE 1
3.2. CASE 2
3.3. CASE 3
3.4. CASE 4
3.5. CASE 5
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Clinical Presentation | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dysarthria | + | - | + | + | + |
VII central paresis | + | + | - | - | - |
Hemiparesis | + | + | + | + | + |
Hemisensory loss | - | - | - | - | - |
Hemianopsia | - | - | - | - | - |
Ataxia | + | - | - | - | + |
Medical history | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension | - | + | + | + | + |
Diabetes | - | - | - | + | + |
Dyslipidemia | - | - | + | + | - |
Smoking | - | + | + | - | + |
Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | F | M | M | M | M |
Age | 53 | 52 | 58 | 77 | 54 |
NIHSS | 5–7 | 4 | 3–6 | 3–7 | 2–10 |
Thrombolysis | - | + | - | - | - |
Follow-up mRS | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
TOAST | ESUS | ESUS | LAA | LAA | ESUS |
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Tsika, A.; Stamati, P.; Tsouris, Z.; Provatas, A.; Papa, A.; Tsimoulis, D.; Ralli, S.; Siokas, V.; Dardiotis, E. Acute Anterior Choroidal Artery Territory Infarction: A Case Series Report. Neurol. Int. 2024, 16, 289-298. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint16020020
Tsika A, Stamati P, Tsouris Z, Provatas A, Papa A, Tsimoulis D, Ralli S, Siokas V, Dardiotis E. Acute Anterior Choroidal Artery Territory Infarction: A Case Series Report. Neurology International. 2024; 16(2):289-298. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint16020020
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsika, Antonia, Polyxeni Stamati, Zisis Tsouris, Antonios Provatas, Alexandra Papa, Dimitrios Tsimoulis, Stylliani Ralli, Vasileios Siokas, and Efthimios Dardiotis. 2024. "Acute Anterior Choroidal Artery Territory Infarction: A Case Series Report" Neurology International 16, no. 2: 289-298. https://doi.org/10.3390/neurolint16020020