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In Front of Ischemic Stroke: Think about Pernicious Anemia

1Internal Medicine Department, University hospital of Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisia


American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016, Vol. 4 No. 5, 158-159
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-5-3
Copyright © 2016 Science and Education Publishing

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Ines Kechaou, Eya Cherif, Imene Boukhris, Samira Azzabi, Chékib Kooli, Lamia Ben Hassine, Narjes Khalfallah. In Front of Ischemic Stroke: Think about Pernicious Anemia. American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2016; 4(5):158-159. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-4-5-3.

Correspondence to: Ines  Kechaou, Internal Medicine Department, University hospital of Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisia. Email: kechaou.ines@topnet.tn

Abstract

Pernicious anemia can cause several neurologic impairment. Ischemic stroke has been reported as a rare complication of pernicious anemia. We report a case of 51-year-old woman, who presented with ischemic stroke. Hyperhomocysteinemia due to pernicious anemia was diagnosed while looking for secondary causes of the cerebral event. She was treated with vitamin B12 that improved her anemia but not her neurological impairment.

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