‘Crescendo transient ischemic attack’—an uncommon presentation of a very common disease: a case report on capsular warning syndrome

• Main Authors: Alvin Oliver Payus, Azliza Ibrahim, Vinushini Chandra Sheaker, Wan Nur Nafisah Wan Yahya
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2022
• Subjects: RC321-571 Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28951/1/%E2%80%98Crescendo%20transient%20ischemic%20attack%E2%80%99%E2%80%94an%20uncommon%20presentation%20of%20a%20very%20common%20disease_%20a%20case%20report%20on%20capsular%20warning%20syndrome.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28951/2/%E2%80%98Crescendo%20transient%20ischemic%20attack%E2%80%99%E2%80%94an%20uncommon%20presentation%20of%20a%20very%20common%20disease_%20a%20case%20report%20on%20capsular%20warning%20syndrome%20_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/28951/; https://academic.oup.com/omcr/article/2022/1/omab129/6514356; https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omab129
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Capsular warning syndrome is a rare presentation of transient ischaemic attack, which described as recurrent episodes of motor and/or sensory deficits which typically sparring the cortical function. It has a significant risk to progress into a massive stroke with permanent disability, thus important...