Cerebral embolism. a neurologist's point of view
Gautier, J.C.
Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angeiologie 33(8): 507-512
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3928 PMID: 6529129 Document Number: 237056
Cardiac emboli (CE) are the second most frequent cause of ischemic or hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents, and also the second cause of cerebral infarction. This present work comprises: pathologic arterial findings (the principal sites where stimuli lodge) and cerebral findings (of variance size with an often hemorrhagic aspect of infarctions); infrequently encountered clinical presentations; the etiologies of CE, emphasizing in particular, the increasing role of idiopathic atrial fibrillation; and lastly, current information available on the indications for immediate anticoagulant therapy.