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  • Title: Spontaneous bilateral anterior cerebral artery occlusion resulting in akinetic mutism. A case report.
    Author: Gugliotta MA, Silvestri R, De Domenico P, Galatioto S, Di Perri R.
    Journal: Acta Neurol (Napoli); 1989 Aug; 11(4):252-8. PubMed ID: 2801259.
    Abstract:
    An unusual case concerning a patient with akinetic mutism (AM) due to spontaneous bilateral anterior cerebral artery occlusion is reported. Brain CT scan revealed the presence of mild low density foci presenting an irregular enhancement, which followed the distribution of mesial frontal gyri and paracentral lobulus, bilaterally. Right and left carotid angiographies showed bilateral occlusion of the anterior cerebral artery. Our case is characterized by an exclusive localization of the infarction in the frontal cortex. This finding suggests that a limited damage involving the anterior cerebral arteries territory could be, on its own, responsible for the AM syndrome.
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