Repeated embolism and multiple aneurysms: Central nervous system manifestations of cardiac myxoma

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Li, Q ^a   Shang, H ^a   Zhou, D ^a   Liu, R ^a   He, L ^a   Zheng, H ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Intracranial aneurysm; Intracranial embolism; Myxoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATAXIA; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN STEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSARTHRIA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MYXOMA; HEART SURGERY; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYXOMA; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; THORACOTOMY; VERTIGO;

EID: 56049096975     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02295.x     Document Type: Letter

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