Left atrial myxoma presenting as pseudobulbar palsy.
Neurol India
; 2002 Jun; 50(2): 219-21
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ABSTRACT
A case of left atrial (LA) myxoma presenting as pseudobulbar palsy, due to multiple cerebral infarcts, without any cardiac manifestations, is presented. LA myxoma is rare cause of embolization to CNS causing ischemic infarcts. Due to multiple CNS infarcts patient can present with varied clinical picture and pseudobulbar palsy is not a very common presentation. It was a real diagnostic dilemma before LA myxoma was diagnosed on echocardiography.
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Main subject:
Humans
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Male
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Echocardiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Adult
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Pseudobulbar Palsy
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Heart Atria
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Heart Neoplasms
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Myxoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurol India
Year:
2002
Type:
Article