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Radiotherapy Induced Atherosclerosis and Stroke Syndrome (RIASS) Causing Bilateral Vision Loss and Multifocal Strokes. A Case Report and Literature Review (P4.358)
Conclusions: Evidence-based guidelines for the management of asymptomatic and symptomatic RIASS are lacking. We recommend periodic surveillance with carotid duplex scan for early diagnosis and implementation of effective stroke-prevention therapies. Most studies are retrospective surgical case series on patients with extracranial carotid stenosis (ECS) and favor either stenting or endarterectomy. Neither approach is clearly superior, as no head-to-head trial comparing both procedures in this context exists. Bypass surgery has been used in cases of HNXRT associated ECS but the long term effect has not been demonstrated. Aty...
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Rathore, J., Ali, M., Ulanski, L., Testai, F. Tags: Cerebrovascular Case Reports Source Type: research

A Case Series Of Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis Associated With Gynecological Malignancies (P6.248)
Conclusions:NBTE is an important ischemic stroke mechanism. We have reported three cases where the underlying malignancy was gynecological (endometrial, ovarian, and cervical). In the first two cases, the malignancy was discovered during the investigations for the stroke mechanism, while the third had a known underlying malignancy. This series highlights the need to consider gynecological malignancies as an underlying cause of stroke in young women; and that the ischemic event can occur prior to the malignancy diagnosis.Disclosure: Dr. Schabas has nothing to disclose. Dr.Teal has received personal compensation for activiti...
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Schabas, A., Teal, P., Yip, S., Mann, S. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Case Reports Source Type: research