title: [Ischemic stroke secondary to left atrial myxoma].
abstract: We present the case of a 43-year-old-woman with history of ictal episodes who was admitted to the hospital after suffering a stroke affecting the left middle cerebral artery territory. After initial evaluation, an echocardiography identified a left atrial myxoma as aetiology of the stroke. In view of the surgical need, we asked for a cardiac magnetic resonance in order to obtain further anatomical information about the atrial mass. In the present article we review the neurological manifestations of the cardiac myxoma, considering the ischemic cerebrovascular disease as the most frequent presentation, just as this case illustrates.
authors.affiliation: Servicios de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla. jaimenevado@hotmail.com
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nevado Portero
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Pareja
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Manovel
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology*