Ishii Nobuyuki, Mochizuki Hitoshi, Taniguchi Akitoshi, Shiomi Kazutaka, Nakazato Masamitsu
Division of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Miyazaki , Japan.
Neurol Int. 2014 Jun 3;6(2):5352. doi: 10.4081/ni.2014.5352. eCollection 2014 Apr 22.
A 46-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with mild right-sided hemiparesis and orthostatic hypotension. Magnetic resonance angiography of the neck showed stenosis of the left distal carotid sinus surrounded by intraluminal hyperintensities on both T1-weighted and T2-weighted images, representing a periluminal hematoma secondary to carotid artery dissection. The dissection hyper-extended the carotid artery wall and stimulated baroreceptors in the carotid sinus. The stimulated baroreceptors induced carotid sinus hypersensitivity, which may have been related to her orthostatic hypotension. Post-stroke orthostatic hypotension should prompt consideration of carotid artery dissection.
一名46岁女性因轻度右侧偏瘫和体位性低血压入院。颈部磁共振血管造影显示左颈总动脉远端狭窄,在T1加权和T2加权图像上管腔内均有高信号,提示为颈动脉夹层继发的管周血肿。夹层使颈动脉壁过度伸展,并刺激了颈动脉窦内的压力感受器。受刺激的压力感受器诱发了颈动脉窦过敏,这可能与她的体位性低血压有关。中风后出现体位性低血压应促使考虑颈动脉夹层。