Cerebellar Syndrome as a Presentation of Pulmonary Hypertension

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Authors

  • Pablo Ruiz-Sada Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Reina Sofía, Tudela, Navarra, Spain
  • María-Jesús Iguzquiza-Pellejero Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Reina Sofía, Tudela, Navarra, Spain
  • María-José Esquillor-Rodrigo Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Reina Sofía, Tudela, Navarra, Spain
  • Lara Palacios-García Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17140/IMOJ-1-103

Keywords:

Cerebellar, Patent foramen ovale, Dyspnea

Abstract

Coincident focal signs and dyspnea can lead to diverse conclusions. However, if they present in the context of a genetic cardiac abnormality a straight forward link can be established. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) can cause a wide range of manifestations. Not always suspected in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit, PFO is the most common cardiac abnormality and should be ruled out when systemic embolisms happen in the absence of cardiac arrhythmia or advanced arteriosclerosis. We present a complex case of a lady in which both PFO and an advanced rheumatic condition were the underlying causes of pulmonary hypertension (PH).

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Published

2016-10-26

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Pablo Ruiz-Sada, María-Jesús Iguzquiza-Pellejero, María-José Esquillor-Rodrigo, & Lara Palacios-García. (2016). Cerebellar Syndrome as a Presentation of Pulmonary Hypertension. Internal Medicine, 1(1), 11–12. https://doi.org/10.17140/IMOJ-1-103

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2017): Volume 1 Issue 1 2017

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