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Paradoxical Brain Embolism Caused by Pulmonary Arteriovenous Fistula and Coincident Pulmonary Embolism

A Case Report

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan, miyabe{at}med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp

Nobuyuki Ohte, MD

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

Kazuyuki Kurokawa, MD

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

Toshihiko Goto, MD

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

Norio Takada, MD

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

Kazuhiro Yajima, MD

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

Sachie Akita, MD

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

Seiji Mukai, MD

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

Genjiro Kimura, MD

Department of Internal Medicine and Pathophysiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan

The authors encountered a very rare case of paradoxical brain embolism resulting from pulmonary arteriovenous fistula and coincident pulmonary embolism. Enhanced computed tomography was useful for diagnosing this infrequent condition.

Angiology, Vol. 55, No. 5, 577-581 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/000331970405500517


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