Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman
Joint Authors
Cosenza, Mattia
Panza, Luigi
Califano, Anna Paola
Defendini, Carolina
D’Andria, Maria
Romiti, Roberto
Vainieri, Antonio Fabio Massimo
Morelli, Sergio
Source
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-10-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
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.
Conclusions.
In atherothromboembolic stroke from carotid thrombosis, repeated ultrasound studies may be useful for either diagnosis and monitoring the efficacy of anticoagulant therapy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cosenza, Mattia& Panza, Luigi& Califano, Anna Paola& Defendini, Carolina& D’Andria, Maria& Romiti, Roberto…[et al.]. 2020. Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151953
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cosenza, Mattia…[et al.]. Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151953
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cosenza, Mattia& Panza, Luigi& Califano, Anna Paola& Defendini, Carolina& D’Andria, Maria& Romiti, Roberto…[et al.]. Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman. Case Reports in Vascular Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151953
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151953