Neurologic deficit in a patient with atrial fibrillation: an unexpected diagnosis

Central nervous system tumors are a rare cause of neurologic deficit in atrial fibrillation patients compared to the emboligenic origin. In this article we report the case of an atrial fibrillation 79-year-old patient presenting with de novo neurologic deficit due to an intramedullary spinal ependym...

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Authors: Freijido-Álvarez, Pablo, Otero-Iglesias, Mónica, Díaz Peromingo, José Antonio
Format: article
Publication Date:2023
Country:España
Institution:Servizo Galego de Saúde (SERGAS)
Repository:RUNA. Repositorio da Consellería de Sanidade e Sergas
OAI Identifier:oai:runa.sergas.gal:20.500.11940/21778
Online Access:https://portalcientifico.sergas.gal//documentos/646baafe6f14943c96ff8105
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11940/21778
Access Level:Open access
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Summary:Central nervous system tumors are a rare cause of neurologic deficit in atrial fibrillation patients compared to the emboligenic origin. In this article we report the case of an atrial fibrillation 79-year-old patient presenting with de novo neurologic deficit due to an intramedullary spinal ependymoma.