An unusual case of stroke in a young patient.
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.
Verghese
Saeda
S
Emergency Medicine, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill London SE5 9RS, UK. saedav@yahoo.com
Nair
Sabarinath B
SB
Keep
Jeff
J
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*