CASE REPORT
Year : 2015  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 5  |  Page : 633-635

Bilateral acute cerebellar infarcts in a young patient


Department of Radiology, NM Medical, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Correspondence Address:
Chandrashekhar A Sohoni
B-5, Common Wealth Hsg. Soc., Opp. Bund Garden, Pune - 411 001
India
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Source of Support: Nil., Conflict of Interest: None declared.


DOI: 10.4103/0975-2870.164943

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Stroke in the young population though unusual is being reported with increasing frequency. A very interesting case of posterior circulation stroke in young male is reported here. Multiple focal acute infarcts in bilateral cerebellar hemispheres were seen. Magnetic resonance angiography revealed an unpaired left posterior inferior cerebellar artery supplying both cerebellar hemispheres, which explained the bilateral involvement. The only positive finding on further investigation was presence of hyperhomocyteinemia, which suggested underlying hypercoagulable status and thromboembolism as the possible mechanism of stroke.


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