Table 1 Clinical features of ischemia of basal ganglia reported in the literature
Author | Patient’s age | Initial presentation | Neurological manifestations | CT findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matos et al. | 42 years | Fever, dry cough, myalgia, asthenia, and hyposmia | Altered mental status, slowness of movements, and apathy | Multiple hypodense lesions involving the white matter, basal ganglia, and thalamus |
Kulick-Soper et al. | 52 years | Bilateral hand paresthesia followed by fever, cough, dyspnea, headache, and confusion | Bilateral hand paresthesia and confusion | Symmetric hypoattenuation in the bilateral globus pallidus with surrounding small foci of hyperattenuation |