We report a case of stroke in a crack smoker with occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and a large thrombus in the carotid artery. Case Presentation. A 34-year-old female presented with left upper arm weakness, associated with paresthesia with onset of symptoms more than 24 hours before. Angio-RM sequences showed an area of ischemia, with occlusion of the M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery. Carotid ultrasound showed a soft plaque with distal end floating. Anticoagulant treatment was started, and seriated ultrasound evaluations showed its gradual dissolution.
Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman / Cosenza, M.; Panza, L.; Califano, A . P.; Defendini, C.; D’Andria, M.; Romiti, R.; Vainieri, A. F. M.; Morelli, S.. - In: RECENTI PROGRESSI IN MEDICINA. - ISSN 0034-1193. - (2020).
Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman.
L. Panza
Membro del Collaboration Group
;A . P. Califano;C. Defendini;A. F. M. Vainieri;
2020
Abstract
We report a case of stroke in a crack smoker with occlusion of the middle cerebral artery and a large thrombus in the carotid artery. Case Presentation. A 34-year-old female presented with left upper arm weakness, associated with paresthesia with onset of symptoms more than 24 hours before. Angio-RM sequences showed an area of ischemia, with occlusion of the M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery. Carotid ultrasound showed a soft plaque with distal end floating. Anticoagulant treatment was started, and seriated ultrasound evaluations showed its gradual dissolution.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
