Cerebral embolism from subclinical carotid atherosclerotic lesion in a young woman with inflammatory Crohn disease

Eur Heart J. 2009 Mar;30(5):575. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn496. Epub 2008 Nov 7.

Authors

Marianne Lafitte¹, Sabrina Debruxelles, Igor Sibon, François Rouanet, Thierry Couffinhal

Affiliation

¹ CEPTA, CHU Haut Leveque, Pessac and Victor Segalen University, Bordeaux, France. marianne_lafitte@hotmail.com

PMID: 18996955
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn496

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Carotid Artery Diseases / complications*
Carotid Artery Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Crohn Disease / complications*
Female
Humans
Intracranial Embolism / diagnosis
Intracranial Embolism / etiology*
Thrombosis / complications
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography