title: Traumatic subclavian arterial thrombosis presenting with cerebral infarct--a case report.
abstract: Subclavian artery thrombosis is a rare complication of sternoclavicular fractures. Also, cerebral infarcts caused by subclavian artery thrombosis, post trauma, is very unusual. We report the case of a 49 year-old female patient presenting with traumatic subclavian arterial thrombosis and cerebral infarction secondary to a fractured manubrium with posteriorly displaced right clavicle and retrograde thromboembolisation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Siddharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chavali
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Urvi
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care, Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital, Pune, India. Electronic address: shuklaurvi@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Samith
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chauta
mesh_terms: D020520:Brain Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008371:Manubrium / Q000293:injuries*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
keywords: Complications; Manubrial fracture; Stroke; Subclavian artery; Trauma