title: Transient atrial fibrillation associated with ischemic pontine stroke. Case report.
abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and other cardiac arrhythmias may occur after stroke in absence of cardiac disease. We report a case of pontine ischemic stroke with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation of spontaneous resolution. Cardiac investigations were normal. We propose that the AF was the consequence of the stroke.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hôpital Civil de Charleroi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manto
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lalemand
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Badot
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koulischer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jacquy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011149:Pons / Q000098:blood supply*