Embolic stroke as a complication of Patent Foramen Closure Device Infection (2198)

• DOI: 10.1212/wnl.96.15_supplement.2198
• Publication Date: 2023-12-07T05:55:31Z
• Authors: Wan Yee Kong; Wazim Mohamed; Thomas Forbes; Yusuke Terasaki; Ayaz Khawaja; Kumar Rajamani; Shishir Rao
• Keywords: Closure (psychology); Stroke; Foramen

We report a patient with infectious complication of patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure device two years after implantation, leading to septic embolic stroke hemorrhagic conversion. also describe the challenges in management case, particularly deciding timing for safe anticoagulation cardiac surgery.