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12 July 2021: Articles

Absent Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery as a Potential Cause of Ischemic Stroke: A Case Report

Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Congenital defects / diseases

Alia Ali Alokley A* , Aishah Albakr E , Mohammed Almansori B

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.931109

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e931109

Figure 1. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); T2-weighted fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR, A), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) sequences (B), which showed encephalomalacia pattern with cortical and subcortical abnormal signal intensity, volume loss, and gliosis involving bilateral MCA territories, more evident on the left side, with no evidence of restriction in DWI & ADC map (C) keeping with old ischemic infarcts. T2-weighted fluid attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR, D) showing focal area of high signal intensity in flair image at the left anterior medulla oblongata with no evidence of restriction in DWI & ADC map (E, F) respectively, in keeping with an old insult.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923