RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Excessive sweating: an uncommon sign of basilar artery occlusion.
JF Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
JO J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 277
OP 278
DO 10.1136/jnnp.54.3.277
VO 54
IS 3
A1 A Awada
A1 A Ammar
A1 S al-Rajeh
A1 M Borollosi
YR 1991
UL http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/54/3/277.abstract
AB Excessive sweating of the face and, to a lesser degree, of the thorax and limbs, occurred after basilar artery occlusion in a 15 year old Saudi boy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a limited bilateral paramedian infarction of the rostral ventral pons. Basilar artery occlusion in children and adolescents is a rarity. Excessive sweating following such a stroke is rare in any age group. Clinico-anatomical correlations are discussed.