A 59-year-old chronically hypertensive patient developed "man-in-the-barrel syndrome" following urgent coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). This syndrome describes a brachial diplegia with intact motor function of the legs. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed areas of ischaemia consistent with hypoperfusion leading to border-zone infarction between the territories of the anterior and middle cerebral arteries. The patient made a complete functional recovery.
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