Moussa Toudou-Daouda, Gary Ouanounou, Manvel Aghasaryan, Nana-Rahamatou Aminou-Tassiou, Djibril Soumah, Leila Bentamra, Léonard Smadja, Tony Altarcha, Nicolas Chausson, Didier Smadja
BACKGROUND: Floating aortic thrombi (FLOAT) are rare, with very few cases attributed to cocaine use. We report a new case of FLOAT involving the left common carotid artery due to cocaine use, for the first time, complicated with acute ischemic stroke. METHODS: We present in detail our case report, and then, a literature search in PubMed and Scopus was performed up to March 20, 2022, to review the reported cases of aortic thrombus associated with cocaine use. RESULTS: A 39-year-old man with a history of smoking and daily cocaine use was admitted to our stroke unit for acute left-hemispheric symptoms due to carotid-Sylvian occlusion...
May 21, 2022: Neurological Sciences