Bilateral medial medullary infarction is a rare stroke subtype, and its diagnosis has become possible by brain magnetic resonance imaging. In this report, we describe a case in which acute bilateral medial medullary infarction accompanied by cerebral watershed infarction was clearly identified by diffusion-weighted imaging, and we discuss the mechanisms of bilateral medial medullary infarction accompanied by cerebral watershed infarction.
Keywords: Bilateral medial medullary infarction; Cerebral watershed infarction; Diffusion-weighted imaging; Digital subtraction angiography; Hemodynamic impairment.
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