title: [Calcified cerebral embolism as a cause of ischemic stroke].
abstract: A 60-year-old woman with a history of hypertension presented with acute onset of left-sided weakness and drowsiness. Non-contrast CT at baseline and follow-up showed a focal high density lesion in the right middle cerebral artery, consistent with a calcified embolus. CT angiography confirmed its location.
authors.affiliation: UMC Utrecht, Utrecht.
authors.forename: Diederik P J
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Smeeing
authors.forename: L J Jaap
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Kappelle
authors.forename: Jeroen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hendrikse
mesh_terms: D020771:Anterior Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed