Stroke in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia patients. New evidence for repeated screening and early treatment of pulmonary vascular malformations: two case reports |
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Authors: | Espartaco Ribeiro Julien Cogez Emmanuel Babin Fausto Viader Gilles Defer |
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Institution: | 1.Service de Neurologie,Centre Hospitalier Universitaire C?te de Nacre,Caen,France;2.Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie,Centre Hospitalier Universitaire,Caen,France |
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Abstract: | Background Paradoxical embolism due to pulmonary arteriovenous malformations is the main mechanism of brain infarction in patients with
hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. International Guidelines have recently been published to clarify the performance of
screening tests and the effectiveness of treatment for pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. |
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