To the Editor: With regard to Mathura and Jampol's answer tothe Medical Mystery about the visual-field defect (Dec. 7 issue),1we would like to raise a small point about the path taken bythe paradoxical embolism to a left retinal artery branch inthe patient with Eisenmenger's syndrome associated with ventriculoseptaldefect and a patent ductus arteriosus. Although the embolismis attributed to the clot passing through the patent ductusarteriosus, it is more likely that it passed through the septaldefect. The ductus enters the aorta distal to the left commoncarotid artery and subclavian artery. A clot . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Katabarwa, M., Lakwo, T., Habumogisha, P., Richards, F., Eberhard, M.
(2008). Could Neurocysticercosis Be the Cause of "Onchocerciasis-Associated" Epileptic Seizures?. Am J Trop Med Hyg
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