Open AccessAcute posterior circulation infarct due to bicuspid aortic valve vegetation: An uncommon stroke mechanism
Author(s) -
Suryaprabha Turaga,
Subhash Kaul,
Suvarna Alladi,
Vcs Srinivasarao Bandaru,
Anupama Singh
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.107713
Subject(s) - medicine , bicuspid aortic valve , infective endocarditis , cardiology , stroke (engine) , vegetation (pathology) , disease , endocarditis , acute stroke , ischemic stroke , mechanism (biology) , aortic valve , ischemia , pathology , tissue plasminogen activator , engineering , philosophy , epistemology , mechanical engineering
Acute ischemic stroke may be the first clinical manifestation of the underlying cardioembolic source. We are reporting a 28-year-old man presenting with acute posterior circulation infarct due to underlying bicuspid aortic valve disease with vegetation detected by transesophageal echocardiography in the absence of clinical features of heart disease and infective endocarditis. The case report highlights the importance of routine evaluation of cardioembolic sources in all cases of ischemic stroke.