Anterior Cerebral Artery Dissection in a Patient With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Intracranial artery dissection secondary to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease is far less common than cerebral aneurysm. A 55-year-old man presented a sudden onset of headache and disturbed consciousness caused by ischemic stroke in the bilateral frontal lobes with minor subarachnoid hemorrhage. The bilateral anterior cerebral arteries were firstly occluded and re-perfused with irregular narrowing and dilation in 3 days after stroke onset, indicating dissection. He was diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by abdominal CT findings and by his family history though his renal function was almost normal.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 7, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Makiko Tanaka, Junji Takasugi, Jun Hatate, Nobuko Otsuka, Shiro Sugiura, Taiji Itoh, Tsutomu Takahashi Tags: Case Report Source Type: research