An unusual case of stroke in a young patient.

Emerg Med J

Emergency Medicine, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill London SE5 9RS, UK.

Published: February 2007

The patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been increasingly implicated in the aetiology of stroke, particularly in young patients with no other identifiable cause (cryptogenic stroke). A case of Parinaud's syndrome secondary to thromboembolism from a PFO is reported here.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658218PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emj.2006.041772DOI Listing

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