Man-in-the-Barrel Syndrome Secondary to Idiopathic Acute Anterior Spinal Artery Infarction
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چکیده
A 52-year-old female presented to our hospital with an acute history of isolated bilateral arm weakness. An MRI the cervical spine confirmed anterior spinal artery infarction. Further investigations determine a specific etiology were unremarkable, leading diagnosis idiopathic infarction consistent Man-in-the-Barrel syndrome.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2168-8184']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41549