Aseptic meningitis due to reperfusion injury after carotid artery stenting

A 78-year-old man with hypertension and diabetes mellitus had a 20-min episode of expressive aphasia. Computed tomography (CT) head and neck angiogram showed a near occlusion of the proximal left internal carotid artery (ICA) with distal collapse of the vessel. He was already on optimal medical management and agreed to undergo carotid artery stenting (CAS). Fifteen days after onset of symptoms balloon angioplasty and stenting of the left ICA was performed under distal embolic protection (Fig. 1 A, B).
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research