Cerebral embolism from left atrial myxoma leading to cerebral and retinal aneurysms: A case report

Item Type:	Article
Title:	Cerebral embolism from left atrial myxoma leading to cerebral and retinal aneurysms: A case report
Creators Name:	Herbst, M. and Wattjes, M.P. and Urbach, H. and Inhetvin-Hutter, C. and Becker, D. and Kjockgether, T. and Hartmann, A.
Abstract:	Left atrial myxoma commonly leads to cerebral embolic ischemic stroke. The subsequent formation of cerebral aneurysms due to myxomatous emboli is a phenomenon that may lead to severe neurologic complications such as intracerebral hemorrhage. In addition to the formation of aneurysms in cerebral arteries, we report here the unique picture of a retinal involvement consisting in microaneurysm formation associated with myxomatous embolism.
Keywords:	Aneurysm, Arterioles, Digital Subtraction Angiography, Fluorescein Angiography, Heart Atria, Heart Neoplasms, Intracranial Aneurysm, Intracranial Embolism, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Myxoma, Retinal Vessels, Transesophageal Echocardiography
Source:	American Journal of Neuroradiology
ISSN:	0195-6108
Publisher:	American Society of Neuroradiology
Volume:	26
Number:	3
Page Range:	666-669
Date:	1 January 2005
Official Publication:	http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/abstract/26/3/666
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