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Paradoxical brain embolism in a young man with isolated pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
- Source :
- Neurological Sciences. 29:169-171
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2008.
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Abstract
- We herein report a case of ischemic stroke due to paradoxical brain embolism in a young man, a trumpet player. Extensive diagnostic investigations revealed the presence of an isolated pulmonary arteriovenous fistula as the only risk factor for stroke. The peculiarity of this case is the early onset of neurological symptoms in the absence of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Teleangiectasia. The Authors suppose the repeated Valsalva maneuvers as a possible factor promoting fistula enlargement and symptoms development.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Brain Infarction
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology
Valsalva Maneuver
medicine.medical_treatment
Fistula
Arteriovenous fistula
Dermatology
Pulmonary Artery
brain embolism
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula
Internal medicine
medicine.artery
medicine
Valsalva maneuver
Humans
Stroke
Intracranial Embolism
business.industry
Brain
General Medicine
Cerebral Arteries
medicine.disease
Embolization, Therapeutic
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Surgery
Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula
Psychiatry and Mental health
Arteriovenous Fistula
Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
Pulmonary artery
Cardiology
Neurology (clinical)
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
business
Music
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15903478 and 15901874
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Neurological Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....80d3e1a3e2961d128a192957020e286d
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-008-0930-5