Tako-tsubo syndrome as a consequence and cause of stroke

Anna Bersano; Eugenio Parati; Patrizia Melchiorre; Giorgio Moschwitis; Francesca Tavarini; Carlo Cereda; Giuseppe Micieli; Claudio Bassetti

doi:10.11138/FNeur/2014.29.2.135

Tako-tsubo syndrome as a consequence and cause of stroke

Anna Bersano, Eugenio Parati, Patrizia Melchiorre, Giorgio Moschwitis, Francesca Tavarini, Carlo Cereda, Giuseppe Micieli, Claudio Bassetti

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Abstract

Since tako-tsubo syndrome (TS) frequently appears soon after stroke (usually stroke involving the insular cortex), it is believed to be a consequence rather than a cause of stroke.

Herein, we describe a 70-year-old woman presenting with a left middle cerebral artery stroke (involving the insular cortex) who developed a further contralateral ischemic stroke with concomitant detection of a transient intracardiac mural thrombus attributable to TS. It can reasonably be maintained that that in our patient insular stroke triggered the TS, which in turn became the embolic cause of a further stroke.

Given the association between TS and the risk of embolic stroke, congestive heart failure and sudden death, stroke physicians need to promptly detect and appropriately manage this condition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-137
Number of pages	3
Journal	Functional Neurology
Volume	29
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11138/FNeur/2014.29.2.135
Publication status	Published - Apr 1 2014

Keywords

Cardioembolic
Insular stroke
Stroke
Stroke cause
Tako-tsubo syndrome

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Clinical Neurology
Neuroscience(all)

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