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Paradoxical embolism in a boy with cystic fibrosis and a stroke

An 11 year old boy with cystic fibrosis suffered a stroke, producing right sided weakness. Four years previously a totally implantable venous access device (Port-a-Cath) had been inserted. Magnetic resonance angiography revealed a filling defect in the left middle cerebral artery. Transoesophageal e...

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Main Authors: Playfor, S, Smyth, A
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Group 1999
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1763767/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10567634
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