Spontaneous cerebral embolism in a forty year old man: case report and review of the literature.
Calcific cerebral emboli are a known complication of aortic stenosis. Most of these emboli are related to traumatic disruption, via cardiac catheterization, valvotomy, or valve replacement. Spontaneous calcific cerebral emboli are extremely rare and are typically associated with heavily calcified bicuspid aortic valves, especially when they occur in young adults. The authors report a case of a spontaneous calcific embolic infarction in a 40-year-old man with a trileaflet aortic valve.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. idan.roifman@mail.mcgill.ca
Idan
I
Roifman
Rafael S
RS
Glikstein
Lawrence
L
Rudski
D000328:Adult; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography