Abstract
The unusual case of a patient with goiter and left faciobrachiocrural paresis due to right temporoparietal infarction is reported. Cerebral angioscintigram and arteriography showed a brachiocephalic and right subclavian stenosis secondary to compression by an extended thyroid nodule.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cerebrovascular Circulation
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Cerebrovascular Disorders / diagnostic imaging
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Cerebrovascular Disorders / etiology*
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Female
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Goiter / complications*
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Goiter / diagnostic imaging
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Goiter / physiopathology
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Humans
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Posture
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Radionuclide Angiography
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Thyroid Gland / diagnostic imaging