Abstract

Non-compaction of the left ventricle is a rare cause of cardiomyopathy, sometimes with a family character that may complicate evolving with heart failure, heart rhythm disorders and systemic embolic events - including stroke. We present the case of a young patient in neurological dispensary for epilepsy where the neuroimaging evaluation of an acutely installed cephalalgia syndrome revealed multiple silent lacunar brain injuries. Paraclinic examinations of their etiology has led to the diagnosis of a non-compaction of the left ventricle, in this context the lacunar infarcts are considered embolic cerebral events with a cardiac starting point.