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Focal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Mimicking Recurrent Transient Ischemic Attack

반복적인 유사 일과성 허혈발작을 보인 국소거미막하출혈

  • Jeong, Byoung-Min (Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Ryu, Han Uk (Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Kang, Mi-Kyoung (Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Kang, Jin-Ju (Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Seo, Man-Wook (Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Oh, Sun-Young (Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Shin, Byoung-Soo (Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 정병민 (전북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 류한욱 (전북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 강미경 (전북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 강진주 (전북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 서만욱 (전북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 오선영 (전북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실) ;
  • 신병수 (전북대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실)
  • Received : 2018.04.05
  • Accepted : 2018.06.12
  • Published : 2018.11.30
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Abstract

Focal subarachnoid hemorrhage occasionally presents as transient focal neurologic episodes mimicking transient ischemic attack (TIA). Unless properly diagnosed, it may aggravate cerebral hemorrhage by administering antithrombotic agents. Therefore, clinicians need to be aware that such focal subarachnoid hemorrhage sometimes cannot be detected on noncontrast computed tomography and blood-sensitive magnetic resonance imaging can detect even a small amount of hemorrhage. We describe an 85-year-old woman with focal subarachnoid hemorrhage and possible cerebral amyloid angiopathy who presented transient left arm weakness recurrently, which mimicked TIA.

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