[Neurological complications of the acute myocardial infarction (author's transl)].
In a consecutive series of 750 patients with acute myocardial infarction, 11 (1.46%) suffered neurological complications. The pathogenesis of these neurological incidents (embolia or hypotension) remained uncertain in all the cases presented here. Neurological incidents (3 TIA, 8 strokes) were more frequent in elderly patients, in which they represented a very serious complication with high fatality. No clear relationship could be established with infarct size nor with the anticoagulant therapy.
D000368:Aged; D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000209:etiology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000209:etiology
Le complicanze neurologiche nella fase acuta dell'infarto miocardico.