Man-in-the-Barrel Syndrome Secondary to Idiopathic Acute Anterior Spinal Artery Infarction

Man-in-the-Barrel Syndrome Secondary to Idiopathic Acute Anterior Spinal Artery Infarction

A 52-year-old female presented to our hospital with an acute history of isolated bilateral arm weakness. An MRI of the cervical spine confirmed an acute anterior spinal artery infarction. Further investigations to determine a specific etiology were unremarkable, leading to a diagnosis of idiopathic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-07, Vol.15 (7), p.e41549
Hauptverfasser: Baroud, Sarah, Al Zaabi, Fatima, Gaba, Waqar H, El Lahawi, Mohammed
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antibodies
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Glycoproteins
Hypertension
Injuries
Internal Medicine
Ischemia
Kinases
Magnetic resonance imaging
Medical imaging
Mutation
Neck
Neurology
Proteins
Radiology
Spinal cord
Thyroid gland
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:A 52-year-old female presented to our hospital with an acute history of isolated bilateral arm weakness. An MRI of the cervical spine confirmed an acute anterior spinal artery infarction. Further investigations to determine a specific etiology were unremarkable, leading to a diagnosis of idiopathic anterior spinal artery infarction consistent with Man-in-the-Barrel syndrome.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.41549