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In this case report a 54-year-old woman had an anterior clinoid process meningioma. She was initially diagnosed as having a cerebrovascular disease, however, her stroke-like symptoms were most likely caused by internal carotid artery compression or vasospasm due to meningiomal involvement, but initially overlooked. Meningiomas are rarely reported as a cause of a stroke.

[Spinal cord ischaemia as a rare form of stroke].

This is a case report about spinal cord ischaemia (SCI) in a 47-year-old woman with no known cerebrovascular risk factors. SCI is a rare entity with debilitating consequences, which typically presents with acute pain corresponding to the involved cord level, followed by flaccid paralysis, decreased sensation and autonomic dysfunction. The most common cause is aortic atheromatosis.