Large aortic arch mural thrombus in non-atherosclerotic thoracic aorta--a rare cause of stroke in the young.

A 43-year-old Indian woman was admitted to the intensive care unit, with large cerebellar infarction. A brain CT scan showed a large non-haemorrhagic infarct involving the vermis and cerebellar hemispheres. Transesophageal echocardiography and CT angiography demonstrated a large mural aortic thrombus.