Multiple cerebral aneurysms caused by cardiac myxoma: A case report and present state of knowledge

Interventional Neuroradiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-184

  Sedat, Jacques ^a,b   Chau, Y ^a   Dunac, A ^a   Gomez, N ^a   Suissa, L ^a   Mahagne, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^b University Hospital of Nice University of Nice Sophia Antipolis   (France)

Author keywords

Left cardiac myxoma; Multiple cerebral aneurysms

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEMOSIDERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN INFARCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVALESCENCE; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MYXOMA; HEMIPLEGIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEAKNESS;

EID: 34648831707     PISSN: 11239344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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