Infectious cerebral embolism

Cerebral Air Embolism

HBO is the most effectivetreatment of air embolism; it reduces the size of air bubbles and counteracts the secondary etTects. This chapter on cerebral air embolism examines: Causes .

Cerebral embolism and hyperthyroidism.

Three different cases of cerebral embolism occurring in combination with hyperthyroidism are reported. Case 1; a healthy 37-year-old woman presented with sudden onset of left hemiparesis and left sided hypoesthesia of all modalities. Embolism in area of the right middle cerebral artery was confirmed by angiography and CT scan. Laboratory examination revealed hyperthyroidism and anemia. Antithyr...

NeuroImages. Cerebral shotgun pellet embolism.

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A source of cerebral embolism

Inuka Kishara Gooneratne, MBBS (Col) Ranjanie Gamage, MD (SL), MRCP (UK) Kamal Shantha Gunarathne, MD (SL) PEARL Thoracic outlet syndrome causing distal subclavian artery disease is a rare cause of arteryto-artery embolic stroke. Brainstem ischemic stroke is a result of compromise to the posterior circulation. This is often due to antegrade embolism from the heart or proximal vessels. Retrograd...

[Post-traumatic cerebral fat embolism].