Barre-Lieou syndrome in an elderly

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Keywords:

elderly, Barré-Lieou syndrome, posterior vertebral sympathetic syndrome, vertebral artery.

Abstract

The case report of a 85 years elderly to whom the Barré-Lieou syndrome was diagnosed in Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola Teaching General Provincial Hospital in Ciego de Ávila is described, reason why he was assisted in multidisciplinary visits. By means of the contrasted x-ray of the esophagus, extrinsic compression of his distal third was observed caused by huge anterior cervical osteophytes, as well as early and posterior narrowing of the fourth to the seventh cervical vertebrae; also, the magnetic resonance images of skull and cervical spine allowed to check the presence of disk-osteophytes complexes of cervical vertebrae, with bony edema, of compressive character. It is commented on the used treatment and the therapeutic indications of experts in the topic are offered.  

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Author Biography

Jorge José Pérez Assef, Hospital Provincial General Docente Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola. Ciego de Ávila

Especialista de Segundo grado en Medicina Interna. Máster en Infectología. Profesor Auxiliar.

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2019-09-19

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Pérez Assef JJ, Albernas Reyes RC. Barre-Lieou syndrome in an elderly. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2019 Sep. 19 [cited 2025 Jun. 3];23(5):942-50. Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/2273

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Vol. 23 No. 5 (2019): septiembre - octubre

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Case Reports

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