Thrombosis of a basilar perforator aneurysm associated with pontine infarction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems. Cerebral aneurysm formation is a rare central nervous system manifestation of SLE and tends to present as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Here, we report a 34-year-old woman with SLE complicated by a thrombo...

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Published in:Radiology case reports 2020-06, Vol.15 (6), p.757-760
Main Authors: Murata, Takaki, Nomura, Shuko, Yamamori, Eiko, Takahashi, Shoki, Takase, Kei
Format: Article
Language:English
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Basilar perforator aneurysm
Cerebral infarction
CNS lupus
Neuroradiology
Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Summary:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect multiple organ systems. Cerebral aneurysm formation is a rare central nervous system manifestation of SLE and tends to present as subarachnoid hemorrhage. Here, we report a 34-year-old woman with SLE complicated by a thrombosed aneurysm that had arose at the origin of a perforating artery, thereby causing obstruction of the artery and subsequent development of pontine infarction. Detailed examination of thin-slice CT and magnetic resonance imaging scans led to the correct diagnosis of uncommon cause of stroke.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.03.009