{"title":"A rare challenge: A patient with progressive fibrodysplasia ossificans and acute ischemic stroke treated with mechanical thrombectomy.","authors":"Antonio Cruz-Culebras","doi":"10.1016/j.ensci.2023.100460","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare, disabling genetic condition characterized by congenital malformations of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification. Here, we briefly describe the case of a 56-year-old male with known FOP and acute ischemic stroke that underwent mechanical thrombectomy with conscious sedation. Treating physicians should be aware of special medical considerations to prevent flare-ups and inflammation that result from any tissue injuries in this disease. Mechanical thrombectomy is a challenging scenario because general anesthesia and injections should be avoided in these patients. The treatment is still preventive and supportive, but this is the first report of the procedure in a patient with FOP.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37974,"journal":{"name":"eNeurologicalSci","volume":"31 ","pages":"Article 100460"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10121383/pdf/main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"eNeurologicalSci","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650223000187","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Neuroscience","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is a rare, disabling genetic condition characterized by congenital malformations of the great toes and progressive heterotopic ossification. Here, we briefly describe the case of a 56-year-old male with known FOP and acute ischemic stroke that underwent mechanical thrombectomy with conscious sedation. Treating physicians should be aware of special medical considerations to prevent flare-ups and inflammation that result from any tissue injuries in this disease. Mechanical thrombectomy is a challenging scenario because general anesthesia and injections should be avoided in these patients. The treatment is still preventive and supportive, but this is the first report of the procedure in a patient with FOP.
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