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Vol 10, No 4 (2015)
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Published online: 2015-08-28

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Paradoxical embolism of the central nervous system in a patient with high risk acute pulmonary embolism

Sylwia Goliszek, Katarzyna Kurnicka, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Marek Roik, Michał Ciurzyński, Małgorzata Wiśniewska, Marek Babiuch, Piotr Pruszczyk
DOI: 10.5603/FC.2015.0053
Folia Cardiologica 2015;10(4):302-305.

Abstract

Paradoxical embolism of the central nervous system in patients with acute pulmonary embolism occurs relatively frequently. Ischaemic stroke is often asymptomatic, detected only thanks to imaging. Neurological symptoms occur only in approximately 1/4 of patients, but can cause permanent disability. In this case, we present a case of a patient with acute pulmonary embolism, who, at the same time, had a large ischaemic stroke.