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  • Title: Calcific cerebral embolism in systemic calciphylaxis.
    Author: Katsamakis G, Lukovits TG, Gorelick PB.
    Journal: Neurology; 1998 Jul; 51(1):295-7. PubMed ID: 9674827.
    Abstract:
    Calciphylaxis represents a rare complication of end-stage renal disease with hyperparathyroidism. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman with systemic calciphylaxis secondary to chronic renal failure who developed mitral annular calcification and a right middle cerebral artery stroke. The high-density lesion seen on CT scan of the brain probably represents a calcified cerebral embolus originating from the mitral valve.
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