Open AccessBilateral thalamic stroke in patient with patent foramen ovale and hereditary thrombophilia
Author(s) -
Michail Brovko,
L.A. Akulkina,
Victoria Sholomova,
A.Sh. Yanakayeva,
L.A. Strizhakov,
M.V. Lebedeva,
Zakharov Vv,
A.V. Volkov,
A.V. Lazareva,
M.A. Kinkul’kina,
N.N. Ivanets,
V.V. Fomin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
terapevtičeskij arhiv
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.181
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2309-5342
pISSN - 0040-3660
DOI - 10.26442/terarkh2018901162-66
Subject(s) - medicine , patent foramen ovale , thrombophilia , stroke (engine) , foramen ovale (heart) , thalamus , cardiology , pediatrics , thrombosis , radiology , percutaneous , mechanical engineering , engineering
Patent foramen ovale and hereditary thrombophilia are both known risk factors for ischemic stroke. Artery of Percheron is a rare anatomical variant in which vast areas of the midbrain and thalamus have a single source of blood supply. This case report presents a 45-years old female patient with bilateral thalamic stroke due to Percheron artery occlusion, with a combination of hereditary thrombophilia and patent foramen ovale as the risk factors. Modern approaches to the diagnosis and secondary prevention of this pathology are also discussed herein.