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Transient ischemic attack associated with acute cytomegalovirus infection
Author(s) -
Amit Sharon,
Gadoth Avi,
Giladi Michael,
Justo Dan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.23225
Subject(s) - medicine , cytomegalovirus , cytomegalovirus infection , virology , transient (computer programming) , immunology , herpesviridae , human cytomegalovirus , viral disease , virus , computer science , operating system
Acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is associated with thromboembolism. However, cerebrovascular ischemic events have not been reported in relation to acute CMV infection. A patient with a transient ischemic attack and acute CMV infection is described. Transient appearance of anti‐phospholipid antibodies suggests a causal relationship between the two. Physicians should be alert to symptoms and signs of acute CMV infection in patients with idiopathic cerebrovascular ischemic events. J. Med. Virol. 84:487–489, 2012. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.