title: Paradoxical brain embolism associated with HCV-related type II mixed cryoglobulinemia.
abstract: Central nervous system involvement in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related cryoglobulinemia is uncommon. We report a patient with HCV-related type II mixed cryoglobulinemia who suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA) associated with deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The mechanism of TIA was diagnosed as paradoxical embolism, and we suspect that the cause of the TIA was associated with HCV-related type II mixed cryoglobulinemia.
authors.affiliation: Stroke Center, Department of Neurology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki City, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan. shibaken@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kensaku
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibazaki
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Kuniyasu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sunada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003449:Cryoglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications*