title: Cerebrovascular ischemic events in wind instrument players.
abstract: Two cases of ischemic stroke due to carotid artery dissection occurring during wind instrument playing, probably caused by increased intrathoracic and subsequent intrapharyngeal pressure, are presented. A review of the literature revealed three similar patients with other types of cerebrovascular events, such as paradoxical cerebral embolism due to a patent foramen ovale and spinal epidural hematoma during trumpet playing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Germany. everss@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Evers
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altenmüller
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Ringelstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000473:pathology*; D020215:Carotid Artery, Internal, Dissection / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009146:Music; D020521:Stroke / Q000473:pathology*