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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2013; 23(03): 198-201
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.120258
Neuroradiology

Call-Fleming syndrome

Avni Kalangott Padmanabhan Skandhan
Department of Radiology, MIMS Kotakkal, Malappuram, Kerala, India
,
Kollengode Gopalakrishnan Ramakrishnan
Radiologist and HOD, Malabar Institute of Medical Science, Govindapuram, PO Calicut, Kerala, India
,
Rajeev Anand
Radiologist and HOD, Malabar Institute of Medical Science, Govindapuram, PO Calicut, Kerala, India
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Abstract

Call-Fleming syndrome is a part of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) group and is thought to be of idiopathic origin. It is classically described to be having multisegmental, focal vasospasms in the cerebral arteries. It is characterized clinically by the sudden onset of severe headache, classically described as thunderclap headache, with or without associated neurological deficits. The importance of it lies in that it is a potentially reversible cause of this clinical presentation, unlike its other counterparts, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or vasculitis.

Keywords

Call–Fleming syndrome - reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome RCVS - vasospasm


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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