Giant “heart appearance-like sign” on MRI in bilateral ponto-medullary junction infraction: case report

Giant “heart appearance-like sign” on MRI in bilateral ponto-medullary junction infraction: case report

Abstract Background Bilateral medial medullary infarction (MMI) is uncommon and bilateral medial pons infarction (MPI) is even rarer. “Heart appearance” on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a characteristic presentation of bilateral medial medullary infarction (MMI). Case presentation We present 6...

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Main Authors: Zhi-Hua Zhou, Yun-Fan Wu, Wei-Feng Wu, Ai-Qun Liu, Qing-Yun Yu, Zhong-Xing Peng, Ming-Fan Hong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Neurology
Subjects:
Medial medullary infarction (MMI)
Medial pons infarction (MPI)
Ponto-medullary junction infraction
Heart appearance
Magnetic resonance image (MRI)
Digital subtraction angiography (DSA)
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01683-7

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