Case report
Top of the Basilar Artery Syndrome (Bilateral Thalamic Infarction) Observed After Cesarean Operation Under Spinal Anesthesia
Nihan Altıntepe 1
, Incila Ali 1
, Ali Can Öztürk 1
, Kadir Yeşildal 1
, Onur Akan 2
, Namigar Turgut 1
, Incila Ali 1
, Ali Can Öztürk 1
, Kadir Yeşildal 1
, Onur Akan 2
, Namigar Turgut 1
1University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, İstanbul, Turkey
2University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, İstanbul, Turkey
2University of Health Sciences Turkey, Prof. Dr. Cemil Taşçıoğlu City Hospital, Clinic of Neurology, İstanbul, Turkey
Eur Arch Med Res 2020; 36(3): 229-232 DOI: 10.4274/eamr.galenos.2020.52724
Abstract
Top of the basilar artery syndrome; is revealed as a result of the brainstem and lower cerebral, cerebellar area infarction due to the embolism of the basilar artery’s most rostral part. It may present with very mild symptoms, leading to severe neurological sequelae or death. In this report, we present a case of bilateral thalamic infarction with no history of chronic disease.
Keywords: Basilar artery syndrome, pregnancy, bleeding