Young stroke patient with patent foramen ovale and intracranial stenosis—a case report
The prevalence of patent foramen ovale is approximately 20% in the global population. In patients under the age of 55 years, it has been proven as a cause of acute ischemic embolic stroke of otherwise undetermined source.
Domagoj Šunde +5 more
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Resumen: La endocarditis infecciosa es una enfermedad mortal, que a pesar de las mejoras en su manejo sigue estando asociada a gran mortalidad y complicaciones graves. Es una complicación excepcional del cierre percutáneo de foramen oval permeable.
Paulina M. Briz Echeverría +5 more
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Increased prevalence of potential right-to-left shunting in children with sickle cell anaemia and stroke [PDF]
'Paradoxical' embolization via intracardiac or intrapulmonary right-to-left shunts (RLS) is an established cause of stroke. Hypercoagulable states and increased right heart pressure, which both occur in sickle cell anaemia (SCA), predispose to ...
Dlamini, N +19 more
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Diagnostic Yield of Post‐Mortem Fetal Micro‐CT for Thoracic Abnormalities
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to identify the imaging findings specifically for thoracic anomalies in 1200 Micro‐CT cases, independent of whether the abnormality contributed to the main diagnosis or cause of death. Method We analyzed 1200 Micro‐CT scans in an unselected, consecutive cohort between 2017 and 2024 to identify thoracic anomalies ...
Ian C. Simcock +5 more
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Liver and brain abscess caused by Aggregatibacter paraphrophilus in association with a large patent foramen ovale: a case report [PDF]
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Ariyaratnam, Shaumya +6 more
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The Sooner, the Better: Neuroprotective Strategies in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Disease
ABSTRACT Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent congenital malformation at birth and is associated with neurodevelopmental impairments. Alterations in cardiovascular physiology can lead to reduced cerebral blood perfusion and oxygenation, which negatively affects brain growth and maturation.
Maaike Nijman +7 more
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Bilateral thalamic stroke in patient with patent foramen ovale and hereditary thrombophilia [PDF]
Patent foramen ovale and hereditary thrombophilia are both known risk factors for ischemic stroke. Artery of Percheron is a rare anatomical variant in which vast areas of the midbrain and thalamus have a single source of blood supply.
M Yu Brovko +11 more
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CRPPA exon 6–9 deletion as a founder mutation in Chinese patients with dystroglycanopathy
Analysis of sixteen Chinese dystroglycanopathy patients reveals a founder mutation (CRPPA exon 6–9 deletion) in 25% of cases and expands the phenotypic spectrum from severe muscle‐eye‐brain disease to limb‐girdle muscular dystrophy. ABSTRACT Importance Dystroglycanopathies (DGPs) are a group of muscular dystrophies with abnormal glycosylation of ...
Jihang Luo +18 more
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Body position and oxygenation: An intriguing relationship
Dyspnea and hypoxemia are among the most common symptoms and signs that need to be assessed in clinical practice.This case illustrates how simple steps in history taking and physical examination can be crucial for diagnosis.We present a patient with ...
Patrícia Rodrigues +7 more
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Platypnea‐Orthodeoxia Syndrome in the Setting of Patent Foramen Ovale Without Pulmonary Hypertension or Major Lung Disease [PDF]
Farrah Othman +7 more
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