Cerebral Infarction During Sexual Intercourse.
- Author:
Yeonsil MOON
1
;
Hahn Young KIM
;
Jeeyoung OH
;
Dong Wook KIM
;
Hyun Seok KANG
;
Hyun Ji CHO
;
Sook Hui KIM
;
Young Jin KIM
;
Joonhwa LEE
;
Seol Heui HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, Center for Geriatric Neuroscience Research, Institute of Biomedical Science and Technology, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. alzdoc@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Patent foramen ovale;
Sexual intercourse;
Paradoxical embolism
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aphasia;
Arm;
Cerebral Infarction;
Coitus;
Dyskinesias;
Embolism, Paradoxical;
Female;
Foramen Ovale, Patent;
Frontal Lobe;
Humans;
Infarction;
Middle Cerebral Artery;
Neuroimaging;
Stroke;
Valsalva Maneuver
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
2010;28(1):40-42
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Paradoxical embolism after the Valsalva maneuver can cause ischemic stroke in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO). A 27-year-old woman presented with abnormal movement of the right arm and aphasia. Brain imaging showed acute infarction in the left frontal lobe and segmental steno-occlusion in the left middle cerebral artery. A PFO study demonstrated air embolic signals in the middle cerebral artery. This case of embolic stroke occurred during sexual intercourse, probably related to the Valsalva maneuver, in a patient with PFO.
