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Bilateral medial cerebellar infarction in a patient positive for lupus anticoagulant.

Gupta PK, Ramnath KP, Sudhakar PJ

Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Salmania Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, PO Box 12, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. pkguptaram@hotmail.com

Bilateral medial cerebellar infarction occurring simultaneously is rare. We describe a middle aged male with bilateral cerebellar infarction complicated by subsequent left superior cerebellar artery infarction. Lupus anticoagulant was positive. Though the prognosis is usually considered good, our patient made poor recovery.

Published 5 April 2007 in J Thromb Thrombolysis, 23(3): 241-4.
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