Awada A, Ammar A, al-Rajeh S, Borollosi M
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1991 Mar;54(3):277-8. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.54.3.277.
Excessive sweating of the face and, to a lesser degree, of the thorax and limbs, occurred after basilar artery occlusion in a 15 year old Saudi boy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a limited bilateral paramedian infarction of the rostral ventral pons. Basilar artery occlusion in children and adolescents is a rarity. Excessive sweating following such a stroke is rare in any age group. Clinico-anatomical correlations are discussed.