An unusual cause of stroke in a young adult.
Cerebral vascular accidents of uncertain origin in any patient pose a burden on the family physician to uncover the underlying cause by means of a thorough and concise workup. Even though cardiac tumors are rare, missing the diagnosis may lead to devastating results. The case reported here is of a 40-year-old man with a left atrial myxoma as the cause of his embolic cerebral infarct.
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D000328:Adult; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis