Post-ischaemic hyperperfusion in traumatic middle cerebral artery dissection detected by arterial spin labelling of magnetic resonance imaging

Abstract

We report a patient with a traumatic middle cerebral artery dissection, which showed hyperperfusion in the territory supplied by the left middle cerebral artery. A 45-year-old man experienced speech disturbance and motor weakness in his right hemibody on the day following mild head trauma. His symptoms worsened on the fourth day. Magnetic resonance imaging showed narrowing in the left M1 portion of the middle cerebral artery. Angiography showed narrowing and dilatation in the left middle cerebral artery trunk. The lesion was diagnosed as a dissection of the middle cerebral artery. Arterial spin labelling of magnetic resonance imaging and single photon emission computed tomography showed increased cerebral blood flow in the left temporal region compared with the right. The patient was treated conservatively and the symptoms gradually improved. The hyperperfusion observed on arterial spin labelling and single photon emission computed tomography gradually improved and disappeared on the 25th day. This is the first reported case of traumatic middle cerebral artery dissection, which showed post-ischaemic hyperperfusion in the territory of the affected artery. To detect hyperperfusion in the brain, arterial spin labelling is a useful technique.

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Post-ischaemic hyperperfusion middle cerebral artery dissection head trauma arterial spin labelling single photon emission computed tomography

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