Dysphagia as the Predominant Symptom in Posterior Circulation Stroke: A Case Report

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作者
Herout, Kyle T. [1 ]
Durant, Edward J. [2 ,3 ]
Fong, Jonathan [3 ]
机构
[1] Lake Erie Coll Osteopath Med, Dept Clin Sci, Bradenton, FL USA
[2] Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson Sch Med, Dept Clin Sci, Pasadena, CA 91101 USA
[3] Kaiser Permanente Modesto Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, Modesto, CA 95356 USA
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS | 2021年 / 22卷
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Brain Infarction; Emergency Medicine; Neurology; Stroke; DIAGNOSIS; ISCHEMIA;
D O I
10.12659/AJCR.930502
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Objective: Challenging differential diagnosis Background: Cerebrovascular disease is a common reason for presentation to the emergency department (ED). Posterior circulation strokes can be diagnostically challenging because the presenting symptoms are often subtle or nonfocal and can be missed by commonly used stroke scales. This case report describes a patient who presented to the ED with symptoms of progressive dizziness over a 12-h period, which was followed by the rapid onset of an inability to swallow and, at the time of his presentation, no other neurologic deficits. Case Report: The patient was a 55-year-old man with a history of diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tobacco and electronic cigarette use, and aortic atherosclerosis who presented to the ED for evaluation of his inability to swallow. His National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score was zero. Non-contrast brain magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple foci of acute infarction in the left dorsolateral medulla and left cerebellar hemisphere in the posterior inferior cerebellar artery distribution. In the hospital, the patient developed an inability to stand, without loss of balance. Persistent dysphagia and inability to swallow necessitated the placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube. Conclusions: This case describes a relatively rare type of posterior circulation stroke. In addition to traditional risk factors, this patient had risk factors, such as electronic cigarette use, for which there is limited emerging evidence of association with stroke.
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