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Neurological picture
Thrombus in transit through a patent foramen ovale: paradoxical embolism
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A 54 year old man presented with right sided arm and leg weakness of sudden onset accompanied by progressive shortness of breath, 3 days after discharge following admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) for treatment of his pneumonia. He complained of a painful right calf. On neurological examination he had a right sided hemiparesis and extensor plantar response. Brain computed tomography showed recent left frontal infarction. A …
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