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Acute Ischemic Stroke Secondary to Iron Deficiency Anemia : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Jayam-Trouth, Annapurni
Kurukumbi, Mohankumar
Chapman, Sherita
Mehta, Preema J.
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A rare case of acute ischemic stroke in a young patient with iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is reported.
IDA has been suggested to have an association with stroke, but few cases have proven it thus far.
Three physiological mechanisms explaining IDA to ischemic stroke include a hypercoagulable state secondary to IDA, thrombocytosis secondary to IDA, and anemic hypoxia induced by IDA.
Our paper shows an example of a hypoxia-induced stroke secondary to IDA in a young woman with menorrhagia.
Thrombus formation was ruled out as the Magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA) showed no evidence.
As all other known causes for stroke were ruled out, the patient's IDA is a reasonable cause for her stroke.
Iron deficiency decreases the amount of hemoglobin, which consequently decreases the amount of oxygen in the blood resulting in low-oxygen delivery to the brain.
This causes hypoxic conditions in the brain, leading to death of brain tissue.
Thus, we suggest a possible relationship between IDA and ischemic stroke in young adults.
Considering IDA as one of the risk factors for ischemic stroke and treating with timely transfusions would be an important step one can take to prevent stroke.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mehta, Preema J.& Chapman, Sherita& Jayam-Trouth, Annapurni& Kurukumbi, Mohankumar. 2012. Acute Ischemic Stroke Secondary to Iron Deficiency Anemia : A Case Report. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mehta, Preema J.…[et al.]. Acute Ischemic Stroke Secondary to Iron Deficiency Anemia : A Case Report. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mehta, Preema J.& Chapman, Sherita& Jayam-Trouth, Annapurni& Kurukumbi, Mohankumar. Acute Ischemic Stroke Secondary to Iron Deficiency Anemia : A Case Report. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-475542
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475542