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WATERSHED INFARCTION AFTER HONEY INTOXICATION

MURAT MÜMİN YAZICI, ESRA YENİKURTULUŞ, GÖKÇEN AKÇA, ISMAİL BARKIN IŞIK

Journal of Surgery and Medicine - 2021;5(11):1157-1158

Department of Emergency Medicine, Rize State Hospital, Rize, Turkey

 

Watershed infarction indicates ischemic lesions at the junction of two central artery regions. These lesions are the cause of 10% of all brain infarctions. In watershed infarctions, disrupted hemodynamics constitute the pathophysiology. A specific type of honey in the Black Sea region of Turkey, “mad honey,” contains grayanotoxin and may cause intoxication. We herein report a case with watershed infarction after honey intoxication. The patient presented with dizziness and paresthesia in the left arm after eating “mad honey.” Imaging revealed carotid stenosis and watershed infarction.