Title of article :
Case Report: A Large Cerebellar Infarction Case Who Presented with Transient Nonspecific Symptoms
Author/Authors :
Gholami, Mohsen Department of Neurology - Medical School - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Poursadeghfard, Maryam Clinical Neurology Research Center - Medical School - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract :
Background: The cerebellum is the most important portion of the brain, which audits our acts and
establishes balance. Symptoms from a cerebellar stroke happen suddenly. In addition to specific
cerebellar signs and symptoms, other common symptoms of a cerebral stroke include dizziness,
headache, nausea, vomiting, double vision, tremor, and vertigo. These symptoms can be confused
with other situations because they are nonspecific. In many cases, these symptoms are ignored.
Clinical Presentation and Intervention: Here, we report a case of an apparent healthy middleaged
man with a large hemispheric cerebellar infarction presented just with a new onset headache
and transient mild and nonspecific symptoms including mild left side ptosis and relatively impaired
tandem gait which resolved rapidly without obvious and permanent neurological problems.
Conclusion: Nonspecific symptoms should alert physicians to examine unusual manifestations of
cerebellar infarction, which might be missed if they do not suspect it and do not examine accurately.
Keywords :
Infarction , Cerebellum , Signs and Symptoms
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics