When the fat hits the brain—salvage STA–MCA bypass for an intracranial ICA occlusion due to a fat embolus

BACKGROUND: Large fat embolus is a rare but potential reversible cause of ischaemic stroke. METHODS AND RESULTS: We describe the neurosurgical management of a complete right internal carotid artery occlusion due to a large fat embolus, caused by a mitral valve replacement. CONCLUSION: Knowledge of a...

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Autores principales: Van Der Veken, Jorn, Lo Presti, Anna, Mulcahy, Michael J, Stoodley, Marcus Andrew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
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Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7871712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33681773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2019-000017

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7871712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33681773
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjno-2019-000017

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