Free Floating Thrombus in Carotid Artery in a Patient with Recurrent Strokes.

Case Rep Med

Department of Cardiology, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, 44405 Woodward Avenue, Pontiac, MI, USA.

Published: January 2017

We present a case of 72-year-old male with reported past medical history of recurrent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) presenting with myriad of neurological symptoms. Patient was transferred from outlying hospital with complaints of right sided facial droop and dysarthria. Computed tomography angiography (CTA) showed high grade proximal left internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis along with interesting finding of a free floating thrombus (FFT) in the left ICA. After discussion with the neurosurgical team, our case was treated conservatively with combination of antiplatelet therapy with Aspirin and anticoagulation with Warfarin without recurrence of TIAs or strokes on six-month follow-up.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5259659PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4932567DOI Listing

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