J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1995 Mar;13(1):91-95.

Cerebral Thromboangiitis Obliterans: Report of 3 cases

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  • 1Department of Neurology, College of Medicine Soonchunhyang University, Korea.

Abstract

Thromboangiitis obliterans (Buerger's disease) is an inflammatory, thromboccluisive vasclar disease that usually involves small and medium sized arteries and veins of the distal extremities of young male smokers. Involvement of cerebral blood vessels in Buerger's disease is rare, but clinical and Pathological demonstration has ionally been found. We describe three patients with cerebral infarction who had amputated their distal extremities due to thromboangiitis obliterans. - they had . No clinical, laboratory, a,ngiographic evidence of vasculitis, source of emboli, and atherosclerotic risk factors except heavy smoking.


MeSH Terms

Arteries
Blood Vessels
Cerebral Infarction
Extremities
Humans
Male
Risk Factors
Smoke
Smoking
Thromboangiitis Obliterans*
Vasculitis
Veins
Smoke
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