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- Title
Stroke in a Young Man Secondary to Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Thyrotoxicosis: A Case Report.
- Authors
Bazan, Rodrigo; Fernandes, Thiago Dias; Ferreira da Silva Mazeto, Gláucia Maria; Marques, Mariângela Esther Alencar; Braga, Gabriel Pereira; Luvizutto, Gustavo José; Zanati Bazan, Silméia Garcia
- Abstract
We report a case of a male patient with stroke caused by atrial fibrillation (AF) due to thyrotoxicosis. At hospital admission, he presented hypertension and AF. Magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a right-side ischemic area. The thyrotoxicosis was confirmed by thyroid function and thyroid scintigraphy that showed goiter with diffuse hypercaptation. The patient was treated with tapazole and total thyroidectomy and pathological findings suggested Grave's disease. Hyperthyroidism is associated with increased supraventricular ectopic activity in patients with a normal heart and may be an important causal link between hyperthy-roidism and AF. The patient experienced significant clinical improvement, but presented long-term neuropsychiatric disorders.
- Subjects
THYROIDECTOMY
- Publication
Case Reports in Neurology, 2017, Vol 9, Issue 3, p228
- ISSN
1662-680X
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1159/000479730