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A 71-year-old man with atrial fibrillation was presented to the emergency department 30 min after the sudden onset of disturbance of consciousness. On examination, he showed a disturbance of consciousness (Glasgow Coma Score: E4V2M5) and severe right hemiplegia, which subsequently improved, and he finally presented with moderate sensory aphasia alone. CT of the head showed no haemorrhage. Diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) of the brain showed a high-intensity spot lesion in the left insular cortex (figure 1A). Arterial spin-labelled (ASL) perfusion MRI showed hyperperfusion in the same …
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Contributors YS was a major contributor in writing the manuscript. DY, TU also treated the patient and interpreted the patient data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
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