In:
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal, Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal, Vol. 50, No. 3 ( 2020-9-30), p. 300-302
Abstract:
A 75 year-old male developed features of an acute stroke following bubble contrast echocardiography, which was shown on emergent computed tomography scanning to be a result of cerebral arterial gas embolism (CAGE) to the left middle cerebral artery. Ischaemic stroke symptoms have previously been reported as a rare complication of bubble contrast echocardiography. Radiologically proven CAGE from bubble contrast echocardiography had not been reported at the time this case occurred. Immediate provision of 100% oxygen and administration of hyperbaric oxygen are recommended treatments for CAGE and were associated with a substantial recovery for this patient.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2209-1491
DOI:
10.28920/dhm50.3.300-302
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal
Publication Date:
2020