Tick-borne meningitis complicated by a cardioembolic intraluminal carotid artery thrombus and stroke
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.csnn.eu/casopisy/ceska-slovenska-neurologie/2019-2-3/klistova-meniningitida-komplikovana-kardioembolickym-intraluminalnim-trombem-v-krkavici-a-mozkovou-mrtvici-109355?hl=en |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2019227 |
| Keywords | Tick-borne meningitis; thrombus; stroke |
| Description | Intraluminal carotid thrombus (ILCT) is present in less than 2% of patients presenting with acute ischaemic stroke, and 75–81% of ILCT cases are associated with atherosclerosis [1,2]. We present a rare case of acute stroke with ILCT on bare carotid artery without a plaque. |