Tired heart and mute brain: handle with care

Authors

  • E Koirala College of Medical Sciences-Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur,
  • A Chapagain College of Medical Sciences-Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur,
  • L Thapa Department of Neurology, College of Medical Sciences-Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur,
  • M Gautam Department of Cardiology, College of Medical Sciences-Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur
  • R Paudel Department of Neurology, College of Medical Sciences-Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur,
  • BR Pokhrel Department of Neurology, College of Medical Sciences-Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur,
  • PVS Rana Department of Neurology, College of Medical Sciences-Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v7i3.6714

Keywords:

Stroke, left ventricular thrombus, cardiomyopathy

Abstract

Managing a case of stroke is complex. Presence of variable sized brain infarct and heart failure is even more complex to manage. On top of this, presence of clot in the heart adds to confusion in medical management of stroke patients because of limited scientific evidences. With increasing number of stroke patients and improving diagnostic facility, it is interesting to find thrombus in ventricles of few of these patient, which otherwise were uncommon previously in our set up. We present a 64-year-old man, a case of ischemic stroke caused by left ventricular thrombus secondary to dilated cardiomyopathy and highlight the present recommendation to manage the condition.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v7i3.6714

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2011, Vol-7, No-3, 68-70

 

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Published

2012-08-28

How to Cite

Koirala, E., Chapagain, A., Thapa, L., Gautam, M., Paudel, R., Pokhrel, B., & Rana, P. (2012). Tired heart and mute brain: handle with care. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 7(3), 68–70. https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v7i3.6714

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Student JCMS

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