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(Stroke. 1982;13:93.)
© 1982 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Myotonic Dystrophy, Mitral Valve Prolapse, and Cerebral Embolism

Laura K. Morris, M.D.^*; Albert C. Cuetter, M.D.^* Carl H. Gunderson, M.D.^*

^* From the Departments of Neurology at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. 20012.
^* Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland 20014.

A second case displaying an association between mitral valve prolapse, myotonic dystrophy, and cerebral embolism is described. Mitral valve prolapse may be associated with myotonic dystrophy more often than is recognized.

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