Complete occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery associated with pneumonia

• Main Authors: Ben Kang (Author), Dong Hyun Kim (Author), Young Jin Hong (Author), Byong Kwan Son (Author), Myung Kwan Lim (Author), Yon Ho Choe (Author), Young Se Kwon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report a case of a 5-year-old girl who developed left hemiparesis and left facial palsy, 6 days after the initiation of fever and respiratory symptoms due to pneumonia. Chest radiography, conducted upon admission, showed pneumonic infiltration and pleural effusion in the left lung field. Brain ma...