[Thrombophilia and patent foramen ovale in young stroke patients].

Introduction: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a vascular risk factor in young stroke patients.

Objective: [corrected] We sought to analyze the prevalence of thrombophilia in young stroke patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO).

Methods: Prospective study; a total of 130 consecutive young stroke patients (female: 58.

[Acute myelopathy in a diver caused by decompression sickness. A case description and a survey of the literature].

Introduction: Decompression sickness (DS) is caused when bubbles of an inert gas usually nitrogen, since oxygen is metabolised in the tissues are released into the bloodstream and tissues during fast ascents once the atmospheric pressure is lowered near the surface. Neurological complications are its most serious form of expression and include vertigo, headache, stroke and acute myelopathy, among others. DS that affects the spinal cord is infrequent.