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Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Condition: Thrombosis
Procedure: Central Venous Catheterization
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Paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale from central venous catheter thrombosis: A potential cause of stroke
Paradoxical embolism refers to a potential condition in which an embolus arising from a venous source crosses into the systemic circulation through a right-to-left cardiac shunt causing an arterial embolism.A 39-year-old woman carrier of a central venous catheter (CVC) without evident risk factors for stroke, developed an acute right homonymous hemianopia during hemodialysis. On neuroimaging, an infarct in the territory of the left posterior cerebral artery was demonstrated. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed a patent foramen ovale (PFO) and a large fluctuating thrombus in the right atrium on the tip of the CVC, thu...
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - April 3, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Di Stefano Vincenzo, Di Fulvio Maria, Di Liberato Lorenzo, Onofrj Marco, De Angelis Maria Vittoria Tags: Clinical Short Communication Source Type: research
