Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent Strokes
We present a case of 72-year-old male with reported past medical history of recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) presenting with myriad of neurological symptoms. Patient was transferred from outlying hospital with complaints of right sided facial droop and dysarthria. Computed tomography angi...
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| description | We present a case of 72-year-old male with reported past medical history of recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) presenting with myriad of neurological symptoms. Patient was transferred from outlying hospital with complaints of right sided facial droop and dysarthria. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed high grade proximal left internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis along with interesting finding of a free floating thrombus (FFT) in the left ICA. After discussion with the neurosurgical team, our case was treated conservatively with combination of antiplatelet therapy with Aspirin and anticoagulation with Warfarin without recurrence of TIAs or strokes on six-month follow-up. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a315b420abe84e3b97b3e36618a7ac972025-02-03T05:51:52ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352017-01-01201710.1155/2017/49325674932567Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent StrokesMoni Roy0Ashish Kumar Roy1Jeffrey R. DeSanto2Murad Abdelsalam3Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, 530 NE Glen Oak Avenue, Peoria, IL, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, 530 NE Glen Oak Avenue, Peoria, IL, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, 530 NE Glen Oak Avenue, Peoria, IL, USADepartment of Cardiology, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, 44405 Woodward Avenue, Pontiac, MI, USAWe present a case of 72-year-old male with reported past medical history of recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) presenting with myriad of neurological symptoms. Patient was transferred from outlying hospital with complaints of right sided facial droop and dysarthria. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed high grade proximal left internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis along with interesting finding of a free floating thrombus (FFT) in the left ICA. After discussion with the neurosurgical team, our case was treated conservatively with combination of antiplatelet therapy with Aspirin and anticoagulation with Warfarin without recurrence of TIAs or strokes on six-month follow-up.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4932567 |
| spellingShingle | Moni Roy Ashish Kumar Roy Jeffrey R. DeSanto Murad Abdelsalam Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent Strokes Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent Strokes |
| title_full | Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent Strokes |
| title_fullStr | Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent Strokes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent Strokes |
| title_short | Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent Strokes |
| title_sort | free floating thrombus in carotid artery in a patient with recurrent strokes |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4932567 |
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