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 in | Journal of clinical neuroscience Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 786 - 787 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Scotland
Elsevier Ltd
01.08.2007
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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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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0967-5868 1532-2653 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jocn.2006.05.012 |