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PARALEGIA FOLLOWING BILATERAL FRONTOPARIETAL HEMORRHAGE: A CASE REPORT

Year 2018, Volume: 32 Issue: 1, 47 - 51, 18.05.2018
https://doi.org/10.5505/deutfd.2018.80775

Abstract

Paraplegia
is rarely seen in cerebral injuries.Tumors, lesions, ischemia or hemorrhage of
bilateral parasagittal frontoparietal zone –which is supplied by anterior
cerebellar artery- may result in paraplegia. Here in, we describe the case of a
man with paraplegia following bilateral frontoparietal hemorrahage.

65
year old male patient with paraplegia following bilateral frontoparietal hemorrhage
was hospitalized in our clinic for rehabilitation and further investigation. He
had no previous significant medical history.He presented with cognitive
impairment, agitation and insomnia symptoms. On assessment he had hip and knee
flexion contracture and spasticity. Muscle strength testing showed grade 3/5
proximally, and grade 2/5 distally. He wasn’t able to sit or walk indepently.
He had urinary incontinence. Physical examination revealed no sensory or reflex
impairment. His cerebellar findings were evaluated to be normal. On his follow
up, plain radiographs of knee and pelvis revealed severe heterotopic
ossification (HO). Due to partial response to full dose antispastic oral
treatment, baclofen test dose was administered intrathecally. After the good
response to screening test, baclofen pump insertion was planned. Before any
orthopedic intervention for heteretopic ossification, scintigraphic evaluation
was ordered. His sintigraphy showed ongoing HO activity. The patient is still
under observation. 



Paraplegia
secondary to bilateral frontoparietal hemorrhage and spasticity, contractures, incontinence,
HO and cognivite impairment following it, reduces the quality of life and make
the rehabilitation process harder.

References

  • Endo H, Shimizu H, Tominaga T. Paraparesis associated with ruptured anterior cerebral artery territory aneurysms. Surg Neurol 2005;64:135-9.
  • Kesikburun S, Tuğcu İ, Balaban B, Alaca R, Tan A. K. Bilateral Anterior Serebral Arter İnfarktına Bağlı Gelişen Parapleji ve Abuli. Türk Fiz Tıp Rehab Derg 2014;60:179-81.
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  • Uchino A, Nomiyama K, Takase Y, and Kudo S. Anterior cerebral artery variations detected by MR angiography. Neuroradiology 2006;48:647-52.
  • Nicolai J, van Putten MJ, Tavy DL. BIPLEDs in akinetic mutism caused by bilateral anterior cerebral artery infarction. Clin Neurophysiol 2001;112:1726-8.
  • Minagar A, David NJ. Bilateral infarction in the territory of the anterior cerebral arteries. Neurology 1999;52(4):886-8.
  • Nakajima K. Anterior cerebral artery occlusion clinical analysis of 27 self-experienced cases. No To Shinkei 1990;42:821-34. Nagaratnam N, Nagaratnam K, Ng K, Diu P. Akinetic mutism following stroke. J Clin Neurosci 2004;11:25-30.
  • Hanks RA, Rapport LJ, Millis SR, et al: Measures of executive functioning as predictors of functional ability and social integration in a rehabilitation sample. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999;80:1030–7.

Bilateral frontoparyetal hemorajiyi takiben parapleji: Bir olgu sunumu

Year 2018, Volume: 32 Issue: 1, 47 - 51, 18.05.2018
https://doi.org/10.5505/deutfd.2018.80775

Abstract

Parapleji, genelikle beyin hasarında
nadir görülen bir klinik durumdur. Anterior serebral arter (ASA) sulama alanı
olan bilateral serebral hemisferlerin parasagittal frontoparyetal bölgesinde
oluşan yer kaplayan kitleler ve lezyonlar, iskemik ya da hemorajik
serebrovasküler olaylar paraplejiye yol açabilir. Burada nadir görülen
bilateral frontoparietal hemorajiye sekonder parapleji gelişen bir vakayı
sunmayı amaçladık.



Her iki hemisfer frontoparietal
bölgedeki kanamaya bağlı parapleji ve hareket kısıtlılığı gelişen 65 yaşındaki
erkek hasta, kliniğimize tetkik ve rehabilitasyon amacıyla yatırıldı. Hastanın
özgeçmişinde herhangi bir özellik yoktu. Yapılan değerlendirmelerinde belirgin
kognitif etkilenmesi görüldü. Ajitasyon ve uykusuzluk yakınmaları mevcuttu.
Fizik muayenesinde kalça ve dizlerde fleksiyon kontraktürleri ve spastisitesi
vardı. Kas güçleri altta proksimalde 3/5, distalde 2/5 idi. Desteksiz
oturamıyor ve mobilize olamıyordu. İdrar inkontinansı vardı. Refleks ve duyu
kaybı yoktu. Serebellar bakısı olağan olarak değerlendirildi. Hastanın izlemde
yapılan diz ve pelvis grafilerinde pelviste yoğun heterotopik ossifikasyon( HO)
görüldü. Tam doz oral antispastisite tedavisine kısmi yanıtı sebebiyle izlemde
baklofen pompası test dozu yapıldı. Test dozuna yanıtı alınan hastaya baklofen
pompası planlandı. Her iki kalçadaki HO’na yönelik ortopedik girişim öncesi
sintigrafik değerlendirmesi yapıldı. Sintigrafisinde HO aktivitesi devam
ediyordu. Hasta halen tarafımızca izlenmektedir.



Bilateral frontoparietal hemorajiye
ikincil parapleji ve takiben gelişebilen spastisite, kontraktür, inkontinans,
HO ve kognitif etkilenmeler bu hastaların yaşam kalitesini düşürür ve
rehabilitasyonunda olgumuzda olduğu gibi zorluklara neden olabilir.

References

  • Endo H, Shimizu H, Tominaga T. Paraparesis associated with ruptured anterior cerebral artery territory aneurysms. Surg Neurol 2005;64:135-9.
  • Kesikburun S, Tuğcu İ, Balaban B, Alaca R, Tan A. K. Bilateral Anterior Serebral Arter İnfarktına Bağlı Gelişen Parapleji ve Abuli. Türk Fiz Tıp Rehab Derg 2014;60:179-81.
  • Kumral E, Bayulkem G, Evyapan D, Yunten N. Spectrum of anterior cerebral artery territory infarction: clinical and MRI findings. Eur J Neurol 2002; 9: 615-24.
  • Minagar A, David NJ. Bilateral infarction in the territory of the anterior cerebral arteries. Neurology 1999;52:886-8.
  • Uchino A, Nomiyama K, Takase Y, and Kudo S. Anterior cerebral artery variations detected by MR angiography. Neuroradiology 2006;48:647-52.
  • Nicolai J, van Putten MJ, Tavy DL. BIPLEDs in akinetic mutism caused by bilateral anterior cerebral artery infarction. Clin Neurophysiol 2001;112:1726-8.
  • Minagar A, David NJ. Bilateral infarction in the territory of the anterior cerebral arteries. Neurology 1999;52(4):886-8.
  • Nakajima K. Anterior cerebral artery occlusion clinical analysis of 27 self-experienced cases. No To Shinkei 1990;42:821-34. Nagaratnam N, Nagaratnam K, Ng K, Diu P. Akinetic mutism following stroke. J Clin Neurosci 2004;11:25-30.
  • Hanks RA, Rapport LJ, Millis SR, et al: Measures of executive functioning as predictors of functional ability and social integration in a rehabilitation sample. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1999;80:1030–7.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Pınar Yıldırım This is me 0000-0001-9685-8113

Banu Dilek 0000-0002-5451-0757

Onur Engin This is me

Selen Bengü Erdoğan This is me

Ebru Şahin This is me

Özlem El This is me

Publication Date May 18, 2018
Submission Date February 25, 2017
Published in Issue Year 2018 Volume: 32 Issue: 1

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Vancouver Yıldırım P, Dilek B, Engin O, Erdoğan SB, Şahin E, El Ö. Bilateral frontoparyetal hemorajiyi takiben parapleji: Bir olgu sunumu. DEU Tıp Derg. 2018;32(1):47-51.