title: Cryptogenic stroke in the presence of venous bronchopulmonary collateralisation.
abstract: We report the case of a 37-year-old man with a history of Hodgkin lymphoma and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, seen because of a transient ischaemic attack with symptoms of temporary aphasia. Transoesophageal echocardiography could not detect a patent foramen ovale. However, CT thorax and flebography showed bilateral occlusion of both subclavian veins and the superior vena cava with an important collateral venous network, most likely responsible for this rare case of acquired cryptogenic stroke.
authors.affiliation: University of Antwerp, Belgium. valerie.vandermotte@gmail.com
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vandermotte
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vandermotte
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eycken
authors.forename: Christiaan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vrints
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants