title: Systemic embolism in thyrotoxicosis without cardiac arrhythmia.
abstract: A 39-year-old woman presented with an acute left hemisphere stroke and was found to have severe hyperthyroidism. She developed an acute right brachial artery occlusion while under continuous cardiac monitoring, and at no time exhibited atrial fibrillation. This case, and a review of the literature, suggests that thromboembolism occurs in thyrotoxicosis without atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Sanders-Brown Center for Excellence in Stroke, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Ain
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Ngai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000150:complications*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013974:Thyroxine