title: An unusual case of paradoxical embolism in a young patient affected by stroke.
authors.affiliation: Neurology and Stroke Unit Care, Department of Medical Sciences, San Carlo Borromeo Hospital, Via Pio II 3, 20153, Milan, Italy, giuseppede_santis@yahoo.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Santis
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lattuada
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Arrigo
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Frediani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D019320:Embolism, Paradoxical / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography; D011169:Portal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013270:Stomach / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed