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Calcific Cerebral Embolism in systemic Calciphylaxis Neurol 51:295-297, Katsamakis,G.,et al, 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article 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 on CT scan of the brain probably represents a calcified cerebral embolus originating from the mitral valve.

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