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A rare cause of stroke: fail-implanted venous port catheter system - a case report.

Mesut YeniguenTobias BraunAlexander VlazakThomas UmscheidMartin JuenemannTibo GerrietsMarlene Tschernatsch
Published in: BMC neurology (2021)
This is the first case report of thromboembolic, cerebral infarction due to a misplaced venous port catheter in the subclavian artery, emphasizing the imperative need for a thorough diagnostic workup, when embolism is suspected but cannot be proven at first glance.
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