Very Rare Presentation of Cerebrovascular Accident in 20-Year-Old Man With Familial Mediterranean Fever—Case Report

Aghdashi, M.A and Vossoghian, S and Seidmardani, S.M and Seyed Mokhtari, S.A (2018) Very Rare Presentation of Cerebrovascular Accident in 20-Year-Old Man With Familial Mediterranean Fever—Case Report. Clinical Medicine Insights, 11. pp. 1-3.

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Abstract

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is characterized by recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by serosal, synovial, or cutaneous inflammation. The central nervous system (CNS) is rarely involved in FMF. The CNS involvement includes demyelinating lesions, posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome, pseudotumor cerebri, optic neuritis, and cerebral vasculitis. Here, we present a 20-year-old man, a known case of FMF with abrupt left-sided hemiparesis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed right periventricular infarction. Normal echocardiography ruled out cardioembolism, and thrombophilia workup was negative. Therefore, FMF-induced cerebrovascular accident was considered. Although rare, CNS involvement as a result of FMF disease should also be considered when encountering patients with FMF and CNS manifestations

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Familial Mediterranean fever, central nervous system, cerebrovascular accident
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2018 05:30
Last Modified: 06 Jul 2019 06:56
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4720

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