title: [Cerebral embolism. A neurologist's point of view].
abstract: Cardiac emboli (CE) are the second most frequent cause of ischemic or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents, and also the second cause of cerebral infarction. This present work comprises: pathologic arterial findings (the principal sites where stimuli lodge) and cerebral findings (of variance size with an often hemorrhagic aspect of infarctions); infrequently encountered clinical presentations; the etiologies of CE, emphasizing in particular, the increasing role of idiopathic atrial fibrillation; and lastly, current information available on the indications for immediate anticoagulant therapy.
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants
vernacular_title: Les embolies cérébrales. Points de vue d'un neurologue.