Limb-Shaking Transient Ischemic Attack Induced by Middle Cerebral Artery Dissection after Lung Surgery
We report a case of limb-shaking transient ischemic attack (TIA) caused by a dissection of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) following lung surgery under general anesthesia. An 81-year-old male patient who underwent lobectomy for lung cancer suddenly developed transient shaking movements of the neck and the left upper distal limb on postoperative day 1. On the basis of the double-barrel appearance of the right M1 segment of the MCA, a diagnosis of MCA dissection was made. Physicians should be aware that limb-shaking TIA is sometimes caused by MCA dissection and could be precipitated by any condition, including lung surgery under general anesthesia.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Daisuke Taniguchi, Yutaka Oji, Yuji Ueno, Shunki Hirayama, Mariko Fukui, Nobukazu Miyamoto, Kazuo Yamashiro, Ryota Tanaka, Kenji Suzuki, Nobutaka Hattori Tags: Case Studies Source Type: research
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