Acute cerebellar ischaemic stroke secondary to arterial thoracic outlet syndrome.

Balamrit Singh Sokhal, Leila Mohammadi, Janaka Weerathunga, Sriram Rajagopalan

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Aberrant rib cage anatomy with false ribs attachment to the sternum: review of the literature focused on slipping ribs syndrome case reports.Anatomy & cell biology · 2025
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Balamrit Singh SokhalSchool of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2315-0744

Leila MohammadiSchool of Medicine, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK.

Janaka WeerathungaUniversity Hospital North Midlands, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.

Sriram RajagopalanUniversity Hospital North Midlands, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, UK.

Keele University · GBUniversity Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust · GB

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Abstract

Arterial thoracic outlet syndrome comprises a collection of symptoms due to compression of the neurovascular structures of the thoracic outlet. Cervical ribs are rare congenital abnormalities that are a cause of thoracic outlet syndrome, leading to upper limb complications depending on the compressed structure. Management tends to be surgical in the form of rib resection. We report a case of arterial thoracic outlet syndrome secondary to a cervical rib in a 45-year-old male who presented with left-sided cerebellar stroke caused by subclavian artery thrombosis. Medical management in the form of anticoagulation was favoured. Oedema in the recent peri-infarct zone due to reperfusion may have caused compression of the fourth ventricle due to anatomical proximity, with the risk of further neurological compromise and coning. At follow-up appointments, the patient had no residual upper limb or neurological symptoms.

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Cervical ribStrokeThoracic outlet syndromeVascular surgery

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PMID35769312

DOI10.1093/jscr/rjac296

PMCPMC9230701

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