A Rare Cause of Stroke in Young Adults : Occlusion of the Middle Cerebral Artery by a Meningioma Postpartum

Abstract EN

Meningioma is the most common nonglial intracranial primary tumor.

It is a slowly growing tumor and presents clinically by causing seizures along with neurological or neuropsychological deficit.

However, acute presentation of meningioma is possible.

We are reporting a case of cerebral infarction due to a sphenoid wing meningothelial meningioma (with progesterone receptor positivity) leading to an occlusion of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) in a 30-year-old right-handed woman (1 month after childbirth).

After surgery, no new neurological event occurred, and she recovered most of her neurological functions.

Strokes due to meningioma are a highly rare clinical occurrence but should be given serious consideration, particularly in young patients.