Unusual triggers for stroke

Abstract We describe three young patients who had strokes in an unusual setting; two patients during coitus and 1 patient after a bout of laughter. Two patients had a patent foramen ovale and one patient developed vertebral artery dissection during coitus. The underlying stroke mechanisms in the thr...

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Published inJournal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 786 - 787
Main Authors Pandian, Jeyaraj Durai, Perel, Robert, Henderson, Robert D, O’ Sullivan, John D, Read, Stephen J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2007
Subjects
Adult
Coitus
Dissection
Female
Humans
Laughter
Male
Neurology
PFO
Post-coital
Stroke
Stroke - etiology
PFO
Stroke
Post-coital
Dissection
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Summary:Abstract We describe three young patients who had strokes in an unusual setting; two patients during coitus and 1 patient after a bout of laughter. Two patients had a patent foramen ovale and one patient developed vertebral artery dissection during coitus. The underlying stroke mechanisms in the three patients are discussed. These cases highlight the importance of questioning the events preceding stroke onset.
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ISSN:0967-5868
1532-2653
DOI:10.1016/j.jocn.2006.05.012