title: [Unusual consequences of foam sclerotherapy].
abstract: Neurological disorders are rare complications of foam sclerotherapy. Visual disturbances and headache are the most commonly reported events and are thought to be equivalent to migraine with aura. Exceptionally, strokes have been reported. Papillary fibroelastoma is a rare cardiac tumor, which may embolize in cerebral arteries. We report the case of a patient in whom neurological disorders occurred during a session of foam sclerotherapy, and led to the discovery of a cardiac fibroelastoma.
authors.affiliation: Service d'exploration et de médecine vasculaire, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nîmes, place Robert-Debré, 30009 Nîmes cedex 9, France. Electronic address: sarahcoudray@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coudray
authors.affiliation: Service d'exploration et de médecine vasculaire, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nîmes, place Robert-Debré, 30009 Nîmes cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aïchoun
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nîmes, place Robert-Debré, 30009 Nîmes cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: J-E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.affiliation: Service d'exploration et de médecine vasculaire, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nîmes, place Robert-Debré, 30009 Nîmes cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Penne
authors.affiliation: Service d'exploration et de médecine vasculaire, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nîmes, place Robert-Debré, 30009 Nîmes cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schuster
authors.affiliation: Service d'exploration et de médecine vasculaire, centre hospitalier universitaire de Nîmes, place Robert-Debré, 30009 Nîmes cedex 9, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez-Martin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Aura; Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma; Fibroélastome papillaire cardiaque; Foam sclerotherapy; Neurological disorders; Sclérothérapie à la mousse; Troubles neurologiques