Roger’s syndrome presenting with stroke

Neurosyphilis presenting with a stroke-like syndrome.

Neurosyphilis results from infection of the central nervous system (CNS) by Treponema pallidum. Neurosyphilis can occur at any time after initial infection, particularly in immunocompromised patients. We describe a case of a 47-year-old man who presented with mixed dysphasia, right upper motor neuron facial palsy and right hemiparesis. Collateral history from the family revealed slowly progress...

Sjögren's syndrome presenting as ischemic stroke.

BACKGROUND We describe a young woman who presented with minor stroke as a first clinical symptom of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in the absence of well-known risk factors for cerebrovascular disease. CASE DESCRIPTION The medical history included recurrent miscarriages and sun rashes, which directed the diagnosis toward immunologic disorders such as systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid...

Sarcoidosis presenting with stroke.

A 25-year-old black man with sarcoidosis presented with transient ischemic attacks followed by sudden, persistent right hemiparesis. He gave a history of recent, recurrent lower motor neuron facial palsy. Computed tomography demonstrated an infarct in the left internal capsule. Chest x-ray film showed bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy and multiple opacities in the lung fields. Ser...

Neurocysticercosis presenting with stroke.

Department of Neurology and Institute of Radiology, Medicine School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo SP, Brazil. A 59 years old woman with arterial hypertension presented, for the last six months, depression, memory complaints, gait disturbance and frequent falls. One day prior to hospitalization, she had difficulty to move the left side of her body. Neurological examination revealed Mini-Me...

Antiphospholipid Syndrome Presenting with Superior Vena Cava Thrombosis