Giant left atrial myxoma causing acute ischemic stroke in a child
Abstract Ischemic stroke is uncommon in pediatric populations and is sometimes caused by cardiac myxoma. In such cases, neurological deficits initially present in ischemic stroke due to emboli or thrombi of the myxoma. Echocardiography is helpful to diagnose myxoma in a timely manner and allows urge...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Japan Surgical Society
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Surgical Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-017-0411-2 |
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