J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2016 Feb;34(1):52-56. 10.17340/jkna.2016.1.10.

Distinctive Patterns of MRI in Cerebral Embolism Caused by Cardiac Myxoma

• Chung JY
• Kang HG
• Choo IS
• Kim HW
• Kim JH
• Ahn SH

• KMID: 2153163
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17340/jkna.2016.1.10

Abstract

While cardiac myxoma is a rare cause of stroke, it needs to be considered so that it can be detect promptly. We report the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) characteristics of three patients who were histologically confirmed as cardiac myxoma. MRI revealed multiple infarctions in bilateral hemispheres and hemorrhagic transformation including microbleeds and macrobleeds. If either petechial hemorrhage or microbleeds along the cortical border zone are identified in MRI of acute stroke patients, the possibility of cardiac myxoma should be considered.

Keyword

Cardiac myxoma; Cerebral infarction; MRI

MeSH Terms

Cerebral Infarction
Hemorrhage
Humans
Infarction
Intracranial Embolism*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Myxoma*
Stroke