Clinical Study WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin 2018

Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Young Woman With No Known Risk Factors.

Abdelhamid N, Farooq S, Sarraj A — WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 2018

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers reported a case of a 41-year-old woman who developed an acute cerebellar infarct two days after receiving foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins.

What They Found

A 41-year-old woman presented with sudden focal neurologic deficits two days after foam sclerotherapy, with MRI confirming an acute cerebellar infarct. Transesophageal echocardiography also revealed a very small patent foramen ovale.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a case report from Wisconsin.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings cannot be generalized to a larger patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type	Clinical Study
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	29677415
Year Published	2018
Journal	WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin
MeSH Terms	Acute Disease; Adult; Brain Infarction; Brain Ischemia; Female; Foramen Ovale, Patent; Humans; Risk Factors; Sclerotherapy; Stroke; Varicose Veins

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