Transient ischemic attack due to multiple spontaneous calcified embolus of the cerebral arteries on a calcified mitral and aortic stenosis

[摘要] We report a case of calcified mitral and aortic stenosis revealed by a reversible ischemic stroke . A 59-year-old male patient, with background of hypertension, kidney failure, diabetes, and dyslipidemia , presented with neither acute onset of right-sided hemiparesis without aphasia nor any loss of consciousness . Head computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple rounded and amorph calcified high-density calcifications within the distal segments of both sylvian and posterior cerebral arteries . Angiographic CT of the carotids didn't reveal any stenosis or atherosclerotic plaques . Thoracic CT showed massive mitral and aortic valvular calcifications with a left ventricular hypertrophy .

[学科分类] 生物化学工程

[关键词] Transient ischemic attack;Calcified embolus of the cerebral arteries;Calcified mitral and aortic stenosis