ISCHEMIC STROKE VERSUS GLIOBLASTOMA OCCURRENCE – A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Background: Ischemic stroke and gliomas are pathologies with poor prognosis. Aside from different characteristics and incidences, 10% of ischemic stroke patients will develop glioblastoma in the post-ischemic period. The aim of this study is to present the interplay between cerebral ischemic stroke and glioblastoma in one patient and to review literature data. Case Description: A 61-year-old patient got sick and became confused and inadequate, incorrectly replacing words and syllables. He complained of a severe headache the whole day. The patient was transported to the Emergency Department of UMHAT "DrGeorgiStranski", and after a neurological examination and a native CT examination of the brain, the patient was admitted to the Neurology clinic with a diagnosis of MCA ischemic stroke. The neurological examination showed a central lesion of the right VIIth and XIIth cranial nerves, Babinski sign (+) on the right side, sensory loss of the right arm and sensory aphasia. Glasgow-Liege Scale (GLS) =18. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) = 6. After 4 days of active medical treatment, the patient was discharged from the clinic with improvement. In 2 months and 10 days, the