Carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb-shaking syndrome: report of two cases
Limb shaking syndrome (LSS) is a rare presentation of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), usually secondary to a critical carotid stenosis compromising intracranial circulation, first described 40 years ago. Two additional cases are described herein, aiming to add on to previous descriptions, and to...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Thieme Revinter Publicações
2004-06-01
|
| Series: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000200027&tlng=en |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849400083500498944 |
|---|---|
| author | Pedro A. Kowacs André R. Troiano Célio Teixeira Mendonça Hélio A.G. Teive Lineu C. Werneck |
| author_facet | Pedro A. Kowacs André R. Troiano Célio Teixeira Mendonça Hélio A.G. Teive Lineu C. Werneck |
| author_sort | Pedro A. Kowacs |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Limb shaking syndrome (LSS) is a rare presentation of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), usually secondary to a critical carotid stenosis compromising intracranial circulation, first described 40 years ago. Two additional cases are described herein, aiming to add on to previous descriptions, and to warn physicians about this potentially harming and rather uncommon condition. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-a020331abe1f4e1aaca67817077b01d0 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 1678-4227 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2004-06-01 |
| publisher | Thieme Revinter Publicações |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| spelling | doaj-art-a020331abe1f4e1aaca67817077b01d02025-08-20T03:38:11ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272004-06-01622a33934110.1590/S0004-282X2004000200027Carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb-shaking syndrome: report of two casesPedro A. Kowacs0André R. Troiano1Célio Teixeira Mendonça2Hélio A.G. Teive3Lineu C. Werneck4Universidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáUniversidade Federal do ParanáLimb shaking syndrome (LSS) is a rare presentation of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), usually secondary to a critical carotid stenosis compromising intracranial circulation, first described 40 years ago. Two additional cases are described herein, aiming to add on to previous descriptions, and to warn physicians about this potentially harming and rather uncommon condition.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000200027&tlng=enlimb-shaking syndromecarotid stenosistremorparoxysmal dyskinesiascerebral hypoperfusiontransient ischemic attacks |
| spellingShingle | Pedro A. Kowacs André R. Troiano Célio Teixeira Mendonça Hélio A.G. Teive Lineu C. Werneck Carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb-shaking syndrome: report of two cases Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria limb-shaking syndrome carotid stenosis tremor paroxysmal dyskinesias cerebral hypoperfusion transient ischemic attacks |
| title | Carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb-shaking syndrome: report of two cases |
| title_full | Carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb-shaking syndrome: report of two cases |
| title_fullStr | Carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb-shaking syndrome: report of two cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb-shaking syndrome: report of two cases |
| title_short | Carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb-shaking syndrome: report of two cases |
| title_sort | carotid transient ischemic attacks presenting as limb shaking syndrome report of two cases |
| topic | limb-shaking syndrome carotid stenosis tremor paroxysmal dyskinesias cerebral hypoperfusion transient ischemic attacks |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000200027&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT pedroakowacs carotidtransientischemicattackspresentingaslimbshakingsyndromereportoftwocases AT andrertroiano carotidtransientischemicattackspresentingaslimbshakingsyndromereportoftwocases AT celioteixeiramendonca carotidtransientischemicattackspresentingaslimbshakingsyndromereportoftwocases AT helioagteive carotidtransientischemicattackspresentingaslimbshakingsyndromereportoftwocases AT lineucwerneck carotidtransientischemicattackspresentingaslimbshakingsyndromereportoftwocases |