Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke revealing a cardiac myxoma: histological and immunohistochemical study to determine myxomatous emboli

Acta Neurol Belg. 2023 Jun;123(3):1201-1203. doi: 10.1007/s13760-023-02254-6. Epub 2023 Apr 11.

Soetkin Vantyghem^{1

2}, Senna Staessens³, Olivier Francois⁴, Simon F De Meyer³, Peter Vanacker^{5

6

7}

¹ Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
² Department of Neurology, Groeninge Hospital, Kortrijk, Belgium.
³ Laboratory for Thrombosis Research, KU Leuven Campus Kulak, Kortrijk, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Groeninge Hospital, Kortrijk, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Neurology, Groeninge Hospital, Kortrijk, Belgium. [email protected].
⁶ NeuroVascular Center and Stroke Unit Antwerp, Department of Neurology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, Edegem, 2650, Antwerp, Belgium. [email protected].
⁷ Research Group on Translational Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Wilrijk, 2910, Antwerp, Belgium. [email protected].

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Keywords: Histology; Ischemic stroke; Myxoma; Thrombectomy; Tissue plasminogen activator.

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