Abstract
A 35-year-old man presented with acute aphasia and a left parietal infarction demonstrated by magnetic resonance imaging. He did not have an obvious etiology for stroke except for a patent foramen ovale detected by contrast echocardiography. A simultaneous transcranial Doppler ultrasound examination detected microbubbles in the middle cerebral artery. A deep venous thrombus was also detected. It is presumed that a paradoxical embolization occurred through a patent foramen ovale with target organ involvement demonstrated by the transcranial Doppler study. Transcranial Doppler may be used to detect paradoxical embolism in patients with acute stroke of undetermined cause.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 116-119 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cerebrovascular Diseases |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cerebral embolism
- Cerebrovascular disorders
- Ultrasonics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine