Minor stroke with bilateral acute infarctions and combined vascular anomalies: A complex case report

We report the case of a patient with bilateral acute ischemic lesions (AIS) in middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory associated with an extremely rare combination of anomalies of the aortic arch and the left internal carotid artery (ICA). The diagnosis deposed for bilateral minor embolic stroke of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Giammello, Fabrizio, Dell’Aera, Cristina, Grillo, Francesco, Cotroneo, Masina, Casella, Carmela, La Spina, Paolino, Currò, Carmelo T., Velo, Mariano, Granata, Francesca, Toscano, Antonio, Musolino, Rosa F., Fazio, Maria C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7578254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33102862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05253
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Sumario:We report the case of a patient with bilateral acute ischemic lesions (AIS) in middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory associated with an extremely rare combination of anomalies of the aortic arch and the left internal carotid artery (ICA). The diagnosis deposed for bilateral minor embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS), inpatient with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and positive antiphospholipid (aPL) test. To our knowledge, this is the first description of a patient with this rare combination of vascular anomalies.

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