Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman
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 be...
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| author | Mattia Cosenza Luigi Panza Anna Paola Califano Carolina Defendini Maria D’Andria Roberto Romiti Antonio Fabio Massimo Vainieri Sergio Morelli |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9e08f6d005ea41068b58e0be07cbcf9d2025-02-03T05:52:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Vascular Medicine2090-69862090-69942020-01-01202010.1155/2020/48948254894825Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker WomanMattia Cosenza0Luigi Panza1Anna Paola Califano2Carolina Defendini3Maria D’Andria4Roberto Romiti5Antonio Fabio Massimo Vainieri6Sergio Morelli7Department of Internal Medicine and Atherosclerosis Prevention, University of Rome, La Sapienza, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Atherosclerosis Prevention, University of Rome, La Sapienza, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Atherosclerosis Prevention, University of Rome, La Sapienza, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Atherosclerosis Prevention, University of Rome, La Sapienza, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Atherosclerosis Prevention, University of Rome, La Sapienza, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Atherosclerosis Prevention, University of Rome, La Sapienza, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Atherosclerosis Prevention, University of Rome, La Sapienza, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Atherosclerosis Prevention, University of Rome, La Sapienza, ItalyIntroduction. 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4894825 |
| spellingShingle | Mattia Cosenza Luigi Panza Anna Paola Califano Carolina Defendini Maria D’Andria Roberto Romiti Antonio Fabio Massimo Vainieri Sergio Morelli Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman Case Reports in Vascular Medicine |
| title | Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman |
| title_full | Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman |
| title_fullStr | Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman |
| title_full_unstemmed | Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman |
| title_short | Carotid Thrombosis in a Crack Cocaine Smoker Woman |
| title_sort | carotid thrombosis in a crack cocaine smoker woman |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4894825 |
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