Cases from the aerospace medicine residents' teaching file. Case #26. A fighter pilot with a single left frontal lobe infarction and probable mitral valve prolapse and supraventricular arrhythmias.

Journal: Aviation, space, and environmental medicine
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Abstract

A fighter pilot with a single left frontal lobe infarction and probable mitral valve prolapse and supraventricular arrhythmias is presented. He was found unfit for flying duties as a fighter pilot, but because of his experience and expertise he was restricted to flying with a qualified copilot in aircraft other than fighters, with regular aeromedical followup.

Authors

  • G W Gray
    Defence and Civil Institute of Environmental Medicine, Toronto, Canada.
  • J W Bost