Charlie Weige Zhao, Tracey H Fan, Thomas Denize, Alba Coraini, Andrew Kraft, Anusha M Kumar, Lucy G Gao, Mayra E Lorenzo, Lyn M Duncan, Erica C Camargo Faye, David J Lin
BACKGROUND: Intravascular lymphoma is an uncommon cause of ischemic strokes. Because of its rarity and atypical pattern, most diagnoses are made post-mortem. CASE STUDY: We present a case of a 68-year-old male with multiple cardiovascular risk factors and recent SARS-CoV-2 infection who presented with recurrent strokes. Because of his stroke risk factors, he was initially managed with a sequentially escalating antithrombotic regimen. A malignant process was low on the differential at this point given his lack of systemic symptoms...
October 2023: Neurohospitalist