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Sinus venosus-type atrial septal defect: a rare curable cause of recurrent transient neurological deficits.

Cakmak S, Goldman C, Bozio A, Nighoghossian N, Derex L, Trouillas P

Cerebrovascular Unit, Hôpital Neurologique et Neurochirurgical P. Wertheimer, 69677 Bron Cedex, France.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Sinus venosus defect is a rare cardiac abnormality, provoking an interatrial shunting outside the interatrial septum. Echographic diagnosis is difficult and may require examination by a specialized cardiologist. SUMMARY OF CASE: We report the case of a young woman who presented with repeated episodes of hemiparesis. CONCLUSIONS: Surgical correction of sinus venosus defect led to disappearance of neurological symptoms.

Published 31 August 2006 in Stroke, 37(9): 2385-6.
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