• J Clin Neurosci · May 2017

    Case Reports

    Initial vasodilatation in a child with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome.

    • Yoshitsugu Oikawa, Yukimune Okubo, Yurika Numata-Uematsu, Yu Aihara, Taro Kitamura, Masaru Takayanagi, Yukitoshi Takahashi, Shigeo Kure, and Mitsugu Uematsu.
    • Department of Pediatrics, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
    • J Clin Neurosci. 2017 May 1; 39: 108-110.

    AbstractWe describe the case of a 10-year-old boy who developed reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) after cerebellitis. He received intravenous immunoglobulin and methylprednisolone to treat the cerebellitis. However, he then presented with a sudden severe headache, vomiting, and generalized tonic-clonic seizure. Brain magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) initially revealed diffuse cerebral vasodilatations, and diffuse multifocal segmental vasoconstrictions developed several days later. His clinical symptoms gradually resolved after several days, in the absence of any specific therapy. MRA performed 46days after symptom onset showed that the multifocal segmental vasoconstrictions had resolved, suggesting a diagnosis of RCVS. The imaging features of RCVS include multifocal segmental vasoconstriction. However, our case suggests that diffuse cerebral vasodilatation may in fact be evident during the early stage of disease.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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