Iron Deficiency Anemia: An Unexpected Cause of an Acute Occipital Lobe Stroke in an Otherwise Healthy Young Woman

Authors

Qian Zhang, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Khine S. Shan, University of Maryland - Baltimore
Conor O'Sullivan, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Travis C. Nace, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Article

Publication Date

4-27-2020

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This article is the author’s final published version in Cureus, Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2020, e7852.

The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.7852. Copyright © Qian Zhang, et al.

Abstract

A 29-year-old caucasian woman who presented to the hospital with an acute onset of right eye visual disturbance and headache was found to have an acute left occipital lobe infarction. Past medical history was significant for iron deficiency anemia (IDA) secondary to menorrhagia. Her initial hemoglobin level was 7.8 G/DL, and her symptoms improved after iron and blood transfusions. Hypercoagulable studies were completed in the outpatient setting, and the results were unremarkable. Her acute stroke was most likely related to IDA as she had low cardiovascular risk factors along with a negative complete stroke workup.

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Recommended Citation

Zhang Q, Shan K S, O'sullivan C, et al. (April 27, 2020) Iron Deficiency Anemia: An Unexpected Cause of an Acute Occipital Lobe Stroke in an Otherwise Healthy Young Woman . Cureus 12(4): e7852. doi:10.7759/cureus.7852

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English