Recurrent cerebral embolism as the principal sign of atrial myxoma;Embolismos cerebrales de repeticion como manifestacion principal del mixoma auricular

Neurologia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 90-93

  Dominguez Moran J A ^a   Plaza, J F ^a   Frutos, T ^a   De Luis, P ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Masjuan J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrial myxoma; Cerebral embolism

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEART ATRIUM; HEART TUMOR; MYXOMA; PATHOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

AGED; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYXOMA; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0345390197     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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