Backward somersault as a cause of childhood stroke: a case report of isolated middle cerebral artery dissection in an adolescent boy

The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Ko-Chiang HsuShyi-Jou Chen

Abstract

Arterial dissection is a rare but serious cause of acute childhood stroke. Here, we present the case of a 15-year-old adolescent boy, an art school student, who suddenly experienced left hemi-paralysis after performing repeated backward somersaults, diagnosed as right-sided middle cerebral artery (MCA) hyperacute infarct due to isolated MCA dissection. Middle cerebral artery dissection in childhood is rare, as in our patient; however, pediatricians and emergency physicians should take MCA dissection into consideration in the differential diagnosis when hyperdense MCA sign is detected from unenhanced cranial computed tomography (CT) of childhood and/or adolescent stroke, with a special history such as backward somersault as in this case. Besides, unenhanced cranial CT and further imaging studies, including CT angiography and magnetic resonance imaging, provide a crucial role in early diagnosis to design proper treatment of acute childhood stroke in the ED.

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Feb 19, 2011·Stroke Research and Treatment·Hueng-Chuen FanShyi-Jou Chen
Apr 18, 2013·Pediatrics and Neonatology·Chih-Fen HuShyi-Jou Chen
Dec 17, 2010·World Journal of Radiology·Ulf Jensen-KonderingOlav Jansen
Dec 1, 2017·European Stroke Journal·Ludwig SchlemmMartin Ebinger
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