Silent renal infarcts prompt further investigation

Incidentally, the patient was found to have multiple renal infarcts (figure 1). Patient’s perspective Given patient’s persistent cognitive impairment, we gained some perspective from the patient and her husband (and carer): Patient: Thank goodness it wasn’t worse than it was, in that I don’t need a...

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Published in:BMJ case reports 2020-03, Vol.13 (3), p.e234650
Main Authors: Peoples, Aine, Baer, Richard, Schweitzer, Daniel, Amos, Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
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arrhythmias
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case reports
Cerebral Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Cerebral Infarction - drug therapy
Cognitive ability
Dehydrogenases
Delirium
Factor Xa Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
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Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Infarction - drug therapy
Kidney Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Kidney Diseases - drug therapy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
neurological injury
Pyrazoles - therapeutic use
Pyridones - therapeutic use
renal medicine
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Summary:Incidentally, the patient was found to have multiple renal infarcts (figure 1). Patient’s perspective Given patient’s persistent cognitive impairment, we gained some perspective from the patient and her husband (and carer): Patient: Thank goodness it wasn’t worse than it was, in that I don’t need a walking stick or anything like that. Previous cases have been reported but patients were symptomatic or developed renal impairment associated with the renal infarcts.1–3 AP, RB and DS contributed equally. Ann Rehabil Med 2013; 37: 567. doi:10.5535/arm.2013.37.4.567 3 Ghassemi A, Bharadia J, Liu A. Acute renal infarction, transient ischemic attack, and biventricular thrombi secondary to substance use disorder: a case report.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr-2020-234650