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Journal of Clinical Neurology ; : 40-42, 2011.
Article in English | WPRIM | ID: wpr-103347

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: There are conflicting findings regarding the association between hepatitis B (HB) virus (HBV) infection and atherosclerosis. CASE REPORT: A 34-year-old man was admitted for transient dysarthria and facial palsy. Ten years previously he had been diagnosed with HBV infection and treated with lamivudine (100 mg/day). Reactivation of HBV was detected 6 months before this recent admission. Serologic tests revealed that he was positive for HB early antigen, HB surface antigen, and anti-HB core. Brain magnetic resonance images were normal, but magnetic resonance angiograms revealed severe stenosis of the right middle cerebral artery, both external carotid arteries, and the basilar artery. CONCLUSIONS: This case report reveals that a young patient with reactivated HBV developed multiple arterial stenoses even though he had no risk factors for this disease.


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Adult , Humans , Antigens, Surface , Atherosclerosis , Brain , Carotid Artery, External , Constriction, Pathologic , Dysarthria , Facial Paralysis , Hepatitis , Hepatitis B , Hepatitis B virus , Lamivudine , Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy , Middle Cerebral Artery , Risk Factors , Serologic Tests , Viruses
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