The risk of this operation is considered low, but a stroke may occur during the embolization of the coil, the patient's legs or arms may be weak, and language and vision problems may also occur. 3. The embolic coil for treatment of cerebral aneurysms Neurosurgeons can use brain imaging ...
Embolic strokes often happen as a result of a heart condition. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) This is often referred to as a ministroke. Blood flow to the brain is only blocked for a short period of time. The symptoms of TIA are similar to those of a full-blown stroke. However, the...
All stroke occurs on average 4% of the time During the aortic valve replacement procedure, pieces of the calcified heart valve, or other debris, can break loose and travel through the arteries toward the brain. This material is called embolic debris. If left unaddressed, the debris could cause...
After stem cell treatment, he felt more energetic, his vision improved, and his general state “is getting better and better”. A patient from Indonesia is sharing his story of battling diabetes type 2 at the Swiss Medica Clinic. He visited twice, and already during the first visit, the ...
(VKA) oral anticoagulation as a preventive strategy for most patients with AF, unless clearly identifiable to be at very-low risk.2,3 The recent availability of non-VKA oral anticoagulants (NOACs) is likely to increase the number of AF patients treated with these drugs for stroke prevention ...
The treatment administered followed the therapy for chronic heart failure, control of rhythm disorders that might occur, and the prevention of embolic accidents. The particularity of the case is represented by atypical onset through a complication of the disease in a cardiovascular paucis...
What is a brain stroke? A brain stroke is necessarily disruption of blood flow to a specific part of the brain. This confuses oxygen to the brain thus damaging the brain cells & ultimately causing them to die. Due to this, the functions of that part of the brain are disturbed & might ...
At What Point Do You Have to See a Doctor? Embolic stroke and carotid artery trauma An injury to thecarotid artery, that goes to the brain and travels through the neck, potentially could cause the blood clot to form, enter to the brain, and cause a stroke. ...
new tab or window suggest it is the first report of an ischemic stroke due to secondary polycythemia from an EPO-secreting renal cell carcinoma – they urge a high level of suspicion for polycythemias when presented with acute embolic cerebral ischemia in a previously healthy, low-risk ...
Aortic aneurysmal disease of the thoracic and abdominal aorta is a potentially life-threatening disease and requires besides preventive measures early detection of the disease and if present for the patient-tailored interventional treatment. This paper will discuss the current role of imaging in the ass...