TY - JOUR

T1 - Circle of Willis variation in a complex stroke presentation

T2 - a case report

AU - Emsley, Hedley C. A.

AU - Young, Carolyn A.

AU - White, Richard P.

PY - 2006/3/15

Y1 - 2006/3/15

N2 - Background: The impact of circle of Willis anatomical variation upon the presentation of stroke is probably underrecognised. Case presentation: A 63-year-old right-handed woman developed a left hemiparesis and right leg weakness sequentially following a road traffic accident (RTA). Despite initial concern about the possibility of cervical spinal cord injury, the final diagnosis was bilateral artery-to-artery embolic cerebral infarction with dominant right internal carotid artery. Conclusion: The case illustrates the complex presentation of stroke as a pseudo-cervical cord lesion and the impact of circle of Willis anatomical variation upon the expression of large vessel cerebrovascular disease.

AB - Background: The impact of circle of Willis anatomical variation upon the presentation of stroke is probably underrecognised. Case presentation: A 63-year-old right-handed woman developed a left hemiparesis and right leg weakness sequentially following a road traffic accident (RTA). Despite initial concern about the possibility of cervical spinal cord injury, the final diagnosis was bilateral artery-to-artery embolic cerebral infarction with dominant right internal carotid artery. Conclusion: The case illustrates the complex presentation of stroke as a pseudo-cervical cord lesion and the impact of circle of Willis anatomical variation upon the expression of large vessel cerebrovascular disease.

U2 - 10.1186/1471-2377-6-13

DO - 10.1186/1471-2377-6-13

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 16539714

AN - SCOPUS:33645636974

VL - 6

JO - BMC Neurology

JF - BMC Neurology

SN - 1471-2377

M1 - 13

ER -