title: An infrequent type of stroke with an unusual cause and successful therapy: basilar artery occlusion caused by a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma recanalized 12 hours after onset.
abstract: We herein report the case of a 32-year-old woman with sudden onset ataxia, limb dysmetria and somnolence. Emergency radiological findings showed bilateral cerebellar and thalamic infarctions as a result of a basilar artery occlusion. The patient was treated with intra-arterial (IA) and mechanical thrombolysis 12 hours after symptom onset and showed an excellent recovery. A diagnostic workup revealed a tumor mass on the mitral valve that was surgically removed, while a histological analysis confirmed a diagnosis of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma.
authors: Department of Neurology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Croatia.
authors: Josip
authors: J
authors: Ljevak
authors: Antonija
authors: A
authors: Mišmaš
authors: Antonela
authors: A
authors: Bazina
authors: Vesna
authors: V
authors: Matijević
authors: Domagoj
authors: D
authors: Alvir
authors: Svjetlana
authors: S
authors: Supe
authors: Snježana Juren
authors: SJ
authors: Meaški
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Ozretić
authors: Zdravka
authors: Z
authors: Poljaković
authors: Mario
authors: M
authors: Habek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014715:Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy