title: [Myocardial infarction revealed by ischemic stroke].
abstract: Ischemic cerebral infarction associated with myocardial infarction is yet a real diagnosis challenge. If during the acute myocardial phase the mechanism is mostly embolic, at long-term, the mechanism is not clearant and other causes should be searched. We report a 50 year old man with ischaemic stroke with strong evidence of myocardial infarction in the late phase with wall-motion abnormality and mural clot revealed by echocardiography and Q waves. Atrial fibrillation was suspected and no other abnormalities could be found. The diagnosis of cardio-embolic ischaemic stroke could not be made with certainly.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie Hôpital Habib Thameur, Montfleury, Tunis.
authors.forename: Salma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: Fethia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mghaieth
authors.forename: Sondos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kraiem
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hmem
authors.forename: Kaïs
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Battikh
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ben Ameur
authors.forename: Mouna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terras
authors.forename: Lilia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bouraoui
authors.forename: Mohamed Lotfi
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Slimane
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*