Paradoxical brain embolism followed by percutaneous atrial septal closure: Stroke in a patient's thirties highlighting some issues surrounding brain stroke in an emergency setting

doi:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.012

World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2017, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (4): 308-309.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.04.012

• Case Letters • Previous Articles Next Articles

Paradoxical brain embolism followed by percutaneous atrial septal closure: Stroke in a patient's thirties highlighting some issues surrounding brain stroke in an emergency setting

Daisuke Matsubara¹(), Koichi Kataoka¹, Teppei Matsubara², Takaomi Minami¹, Takanori Yamagata¹

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
² Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Neurological Institute, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Received:2017-03-20 Accepted:2017-08-16 Online:2017-12-15 Published:2017-12-15
Contact: Daisuke Matsubara E-mail:99081dm@jichi.ac.jp

Abstract

Daisuke Matsubara, Koichi Kataoka, Teppei Matsubara, Takaomi Minami, Takanori Yamagata. Paradoxical brain embolism followed by percutaneous atrial septal closure: Stroke in a patient's thirties highlighting some issues surrounding brain stroke in an emergency setting[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2017, 8(4): 308-309.

Paradoxical brain embolism followed by percutaneous atrial septal closure: Stroke in a patient's thirties highlighting some issues surrounding brain stroke in an emergency setting

RichHTML

PDF (PC)

Knowledge

Abstract

Cite this article

share this article

Figures/Tables 1

References 3

Related Articles 0

Recommended Articles

Comments

1	Ojaghihaghighi S, Vahdati SS, Mikaeilpour A, Ramouz A. Comparison of neurological clinical manifestation in patients with hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke. World J Emerg Med. 2017; 8:34-8. doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2017.01.006 pmid: 28123618
2	Carroll JD, Saver JL, Thaler DE, Smalling RW, Berry S, MacDonald LA, et al. Closure of patent foramen ovale versus medical therapy after cryptogenic stroke. N Engl J Med. 2013; 368(12):1092-100. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1301440 pmid: 23514286
3	Li J, Liu J, Liu M, Zhang S, Hao Z, Zhang J, et al. Closure versus medical therapy for preventing recurrent stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale and a history of cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015;(9): CD009938. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009938.pub2 pmid: 26346232