Acute quadriplegia and epileptic seizures in a 47-year-old man

Clin Med (Lond). 2022 Nov;22(6):578-579. doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0419.

Abstract

We present a case of a cerebral and spinal infarction caused by paradoxical embolism following traveller's thrombosis in a patient with a low activity of protein S.

Keywords: cerebral and spinal infarction; low activity of protein S; paradoxical embolism; traveller's thrombosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Epilepsy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Quadriplegia / etiology
  • Seizures / etiology