title: Left hemiparesis from atrial myxoma emboli.
abstract: Atrial Myxomas are benign primary tumors of the heart, arising mainly from the left atrium. Clinical signs and symptoms produced by atrial myxomas may be non-specific or result in mechanical obstruction of cardiac function, arrhythmias, and embolization. The authors present a case of a 60-year-old woman who developed total left hemiparesis resulting from left atrial myxoma embolization causing complete occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75390-9047, USA.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: James A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: De Lemos
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Wait
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goff
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boehrer
authors.forename: Gail E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D010291:Paresis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011859:Radiography