J Clin Neurol.  2017 Apr;13(2):199-200. 10.3988/jcn.2017.13.2.199.

Recurrent Stroke as the Clinical Onset of POEMS Syndrome

• Wang Z
• Xiong L
• Zu H

• KMID: 2376023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3988/jcn.2017.13.2.199

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

POEMS Syndrome*
Stroke*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Neuroimage findings of this petient. A and B: DWI MRI during the first episode showed high signal intensities in the left caudate nucleus and subcortical areas. C and D: DWI MRI during the second episode showed high signal intensities in the border zone between the left anterior cerebral artery and the middle cerebral artery. E: Brain CTA revealed no major vessel occlusion or focal high-grade stenosis. CTA: computed tomography angiography, DWI: diffusion-weighted imaging.

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