Acute posterior circulation infarct due to bicuspid aortic valve vegetation: An uncommon stroke mechanism

Acute ischemic stroke may be the first clinical manifestation of the underlying cardioembolic source. We are reporting a 28-year-old man presenting with acute posterior circulation infarct due to underlying bicuspid aortic valve disease with vegetation detected by transesophageal echocardiography in...

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Published in:Annals of the Indian Academy of Neurology 2013-01, Vol.16 (1), p.100-102
Main Authors: Suryaprabha, Turaga, Kaul, Subhash, Alladi, Suvarna, Bandaru, VCS, Singh, Amarpal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Bicuspid aortic valve vegetation
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Embolisms
Heart valve diseases
posterior circulation infarct
Risk factors
Stroke
Stroke (Disease)
stroke in young
Vegetation
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Summary:Acute ischemic stroke may be the first clinical manifestation of the underlying cardioembolic source. We are reporting a 28-year-old man presenting with acute posterior circulation infarct due to underlying bicuspid aortic valve disease with vegetation detected by transesophageal echocardiography in the absence of clinical features of heart disease and infective endocarditis. The case report highlights the importance of routine evaluation of cardioembolic sources in all cases of ischemic stroke.
ISSN:0972-2327
1998-3549
DOI:10.4103/0972-2327.107713