Ischemic Stroke Due to a Cardiac Myxoma

An 11-year old boy was admitted for lameness of the right leg evolving for 3 days and aphasia evolving for few hours. He was carrying a mutation in the gene PRKAR1A involved in the Carney complex (CNC). Family history revealed that his mother, also CNC carrier, was already operated of a cardiac myxoma three times. Physical examination found normal blood pressure and heart rate, spotty skin pigmentation all over the body, no sign of cardiac insufficiency, right flask hemiplegia, aphasia and beginning consciousness disorder.
Source: Pediatric Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Visual Diagnosis Source Type: research