title: An unusual case of stroke in a young patient.
abstract: The patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been increasingly implicated in the aetiology of stroke, particularly in young patients with no other identifiable cause (cryptogenic stroke). A case of Parinaud's syndrome secondary to thromboembolism from a PFO is reported here.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill London SE5 9RS, UK. saedav@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Saeda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verghese
authors.forename: Sabarinath B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Jeff
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keep
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013788:Thalamus; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications*