12 July 2021 : Case report
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 Alokley12ABDEF*, Aishah Albakr3EF, Mohammed Almansori4BDOI: 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.