[72-year-old biker with transient hemisyndrome].
The primary diagnosis of a transient ischemic attack (TIA) in a 72-year-old healthy biker with a motoric aphasia, facial (oral branch) paresis and a mild weakness of the arm, hat to be specified after several exams. There was found a cardiogenic embolization of the common carotc artery with a new discovered paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. We describe our genera considerations, the exams and the conclusions.
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D000368:Aged; D001039:Aphasia, Broca / Q000209:etiology*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001642:Bicycling; D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000175:diagnosis