title: Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy complicated with brain embolism: report of one case.
abstract: Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy complicated with brain cardioembolism is rarely documented by both 2-dimensional echocardiography and cranial computed tomography in pediatric patients. A 2-year-old girl developed hemiparalysis 15 months after diagnosis of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The 2-dimensional echocardiograms of left ventricular thrombi, computed tomographic findings of brain embolism, clinical course, treatment and outcome are presented. Previous reports of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in children are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical and Dental College Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yen
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed