Spontaneous cerebral calcific embolus from the aortic arch

Olga Acha; Francisco Novo; Belen Espina; Enrique Marco; Mariano Rebollo; Rafael Tejido

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.07.006

Spontaneous cerebral calcific embolus from the aortic arch

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2009 Dec;111(10):862-3. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.07.006. Epub 2009 Aug 4.

Authors

Olga Acha¹, Francisco Novo, Belen Espina, Enrique Marco, Mariano Rebollo, Rafael Tejido

Affiliation

¹ UARH (Short Stay Unit), University Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Avda Marques de Valdecilla s/n, 39008-Santander, Cantabria, Spain.

PMID: 19656617
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2009.07.006

Abstract

Spontaneous calcific embolism is an uncommon cause of stroke. In most cases calcified cardiac valves are the sources of the emboli although embolization of calcific material from the brachiocephalic trunk has also been described. We report a case of stroke attributable to spontaneous calcific emboli from the aortic arch in which migration of the emboli was observed along the middle cerebral artery following iv tPA.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aorta, Thoracic / pathology*
Calculi / drug therapy
Calculi / pathology*
Echocardiography
Embolism / drug therapy
Embolism / pathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Cerebral Artery / pathology
Plasminogen Activators / therapeutic use
Stroke / drug therapy
Stroke / etiology
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Plasminogen Activators
Tissue Plasminogen Activator