Mechanical thrombectomy for pediatric stroke arising from an atrial myxoma: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 301-305

  Veg, Rafael A ^a   Chan, Julie L ^a   Anene Maidoh, Tony I ^a   Grimes, Margaret M ^b   Reavey Cantwell, John F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial myxoma; Cerebral emboli; Mechanical thrombectomy; Pediatric stroke; Vascular disorders

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVEDO RETICULARIS; MALE; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; RAYNAUD PHENOMENON; SCHOOL CHILD; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPLICATION; HEART NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MYXOMA; RADIOGRAPHY; RAYNAUD DISEASE; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR EMBOLISM; UNITED STATES;

CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CHILD; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MYXOMA; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; RAYNAUD DISEASE; STROKE; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930173617     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2014.10.PEDS14292     Document Type: Article

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