SYPHILITIC AORTITIS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE ISCHEMIC STROKE AND LARGE ASCENDING AORTIC THROMBUS

Comprehensive evaluation including imaging for a cardioembolic etiology is indicated in the workup of acute ischemic stroke. A 57 year old male presented with a 2 day history of aphasia and right hemiparesis. He underwent transthoracic echocardiogram, which was normal except for a mildly dilated