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A 65-year-old man presented with two transient ischaemic attacks, and was then found to have a deep vein thrombosis. He later had recurrent ischaemic strokes. After thorough investigation, the only… Click to show full abstract
A 65-year-old man presented with two transient ischaemic attacks, and was then found to have a deep vein thrombosis. He later had recurrent ischaemic strokes. After thorough investigation, the only cause we identified was a previously undiagnosed metastatic pancreatic cancer. We describe the assessment of this presentation and discuss the causes and management of cancer-related stroke.
Keywords:
deep vein;
ischaemia deep;
vein thrombosis;
brain ischaemia;
recurrent brain
Journal Title: Practical Neurology
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: Practical Neurology
Year Published: 2017
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