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Cerebral infarction and ventricular septal defect.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2749853     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
With the availability of contrast echocardiography, patent foramen ovale is frequently detected in patients with stroke, especially in those with no clear etiology and/or the young patient with stroke. Before this report, an association of stroke with ventricular septal defect had not been reported. In this communication, we describe a 38-year-old patient who developed an occipital lobe infarction and who, on investigation, was found to have a ventricular septal defect. Other investigations, which included four-vessel cerebral angiography, collagen disease workup, and coagulation profile, were all normal. We believe this case further extends the spectrum of cerebral ischemic events that may occur with intracardiac shunts.
Authors:
A Shuiab
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0039-2499     ISO Abbreviation:  Stroke     Publication Date:  1989 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-08-18     Completed Date:  1989-08-18     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0235266     Medline TA:  Stroke     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  957-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Foothills Hospital, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cerebral Infarction / complications*,  radiography
Echocardiography
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / complications*,  diagnosis
Humans
Male
Occipital Lobe / radiography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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