Abstract
Cerebral artery occlusion in childhood, particularly in the posterior circulation, is a rare neurological complication of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. A genetic defect in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene could result in hyperhomocysteinemia and increased risk of stroke. We report a patient with posterior cerebral artery occlusion after Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection associated with a homozygous, methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene mutant type.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Brain / blood supply
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Brain / pathology
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Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Humans
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Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / etiology*
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Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / genetics*
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Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery / pathology
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Magnetic Resonance Angiography
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Male
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) / genetics*
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Mutation, Missense
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Mycoplasma Infections / complications*
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae*
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2)