Neurogenic pulmonary edema caused by right insular cortex infarction

Akane Tanaka; Kazutoshi Toriyama; Yukihisa Takeda; Yusuke Watanabe; Takayuki Kimura; Kaoru Yamazaki; Hiroyuki Nakamura; Kazutetsu Aoshiba

doi:10.1002/ccr3.6877

Neurogenic pulmonary edema caused by right insular cortex infarction

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jan 16;11(1):e6877. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.6877. eCollection 2023 Jan.

Authors

Akane Tanaka^{1

2}, Kazutoshi Toriyama^{1

2}, Yukihisa Takeda¹, Yusuke Watanabe^{1

3}, Takayuki Kimura⁴, Kaoru Yamazaki⁴, Hiroyuki Nakamura¹, Kazutetsu Aoshiba¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Medicine Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center Inashiki Japan.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan.
³ Department of Infection Prevention and Control Tokyo Medical University Tokyo Japan.
⁴ Department of Neurology Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center Inashiki Japan.

Abstract

We report a case of neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) caused by middle cerebral artery infarction involving the right insular cortex. Hyperactivity of the insular cortex, which regulates sympathetic function, can cause NPE. The NPE should be considered in the differential diagnosis of dyspneic patients with insular cortex infarction.

Keywords: cerebral infarction; insular cortex; neurogenic pulmonary edema.

Publication types

Case Reports