Paradoxical Brain Embolism with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome

Cerebrovascular diseases in patients with Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) are uncommon, and the mechanism of stroke has remained elusive. We describe a patient with KTS who experienced a transient ischemic attack (TIA). Contrast-transcranial Doppler with the Valsalva maneuver revealed a right-to-le...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 2011, Vol.50(2), pp.141-143
Hauptverfasser:	Sakai, Kenichiro, Sibazaki, Kensaku, Kimura, Kazumi, Kobayashi, Kazuto, Matsumoto, Noriko, Iguchi, Yasuyuki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Brain Case reports Cerebrovascular diseases Echocardiography Embolism Embolism, Paradoxical - complications Embolism, Paradoxical - diagnosis Humans Intracranial Embolism - complications Intracranial Embolism - diagnosis Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome - complications Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome - diagnosis Male paradoxical embolism patent foramen ovale Shunts Stroke Transient ischemic attack Ultrasonography Veins
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