Identifying aortic plaque inflammation as a potential cause of stroke

Rupture of nonstenotic carotid plaque as a cause of ischemic stroke evidenced by multimodality imaging.

A 34-year-old woman was admitted for sudden onset of left-sided hemiparesis. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 12 hours after symptom onset was positive, with hypersignal in the territory of the right middle cerebral artery consistent with acute cerebral infarction. Magnetic resonance angiography confirmed occlusion of the right middle cerebral artery and found a 30% stenosis ...

Periodontitis-activated monocytes/macrophages cause aortic inflammation

A relationship between periodontal disease and atherosclerosis has been suggested by epidemiological studies. Ligature-induced experimental periodontitis is an adequate model for clinical periodontitis, which starts from plaque accumulation, followed by inflammation in the periodontal tissue. Here we have demonstrated using a ligature-induced periodontitis model that periodontitis activates mon...

Neck manipulation as a cause of stroke.

Racial differences in aortic plaque among ischemic stroke patients.

Racial Differences in Aortic Plaque Among Ischemic Stroke Patients To the Editor: We read with interest the article by Gupta et al concerning racial differences in aortic plaque among ischemic stroke patients.1 As the authors state, no previous studies have compared thoracic atherosclerotic plaque burden among racial groups. They report a lower prevalence of aortic plaque in black stroke patien...

Pedunculated mobile aortic arch thrombus as a cause for acute stroke.

To cite: Dashwood AM. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-213162 DESCRIPTION A 69-year-old man presented with sudden-onset dysphasia and right hemiparesis. MRI of the brain revealed an acute left frontoparietal infarct (figure 1). Carotid Dopplers were normal and ECG showed sinus rhythm. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) revealed a highly mobile...