Cryptogenic Stroke: A Challenge in Diagnosis and Management
Ischemic stroke is responsible for 85% of all stroke globally. However, the etiology of around a quarter of ischemic stroke are undetermined, this is called cryptogenic stroke. This kind of stroke affects younger population.
Sidhi Laksono Purwowiyoto +4 more
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Outcome of Stroke Patients with Cancer and Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis [PDF]
Background and Purpose Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a cause of stroke in cancer. However, clinical characteristics and outcomes in stroke patients with cancer-associated NBTE are not well known.
Joonsang Yoo +6 more
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The Role of Advanced Echocardiographic Parameters of the Left Atrial Function in the Incidence of Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke: A Review [PDF]
Stroke is one of the primary causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, including a large proportionof cryptogenic strokes. Long-term electrocardiographic monitoring is beneficial in prospective studies fordetecting atrial fibrillation in patients with
Mina Naghnaeian +3 more
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Resolution of Occlusive Carotid Artery Thrombus Treated with Anticoagulation as Demonstrated on Duplex Ultrasonography. [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: While the majority of cerebral ischemic events due to carotid occlusive disease result from atherosclerotic plaque rupture, intraluminal carotid artery thrombus occasionally occurs in patients without preexisting carotid ...
Liang, John W. +2 more
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An estimated 25-40% of ischemic strokes are classified as cryptogenic, which means the cause of the cerebral infarction remains unidentified. One of the potential pathomechanisms - especially among young patients with no cardiovascular risk factors - is paradoxical embolism through a patent foramen ovale. Pregnancy, cesarean delivery and the postpartum
Dániel, Bereczki +4 more
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Prehospital neurological deterioration in stroke [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients with stroke can experience neurological deterioration in the prehospital setting. We evaluated patients with stroke to determine factors associated with prehospital neurological deterioration (PND).
Adeoye, Opeolu +13 more
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Global survey of the frequency of atrial fibrillation-associated stroke: embolic stroke of undetermined source global registry [PDF]
Background and Purpose—Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly recognized as the single most important cause of disabling ischemic stroke in the elderly. We undertook an international survey to characterize the frequency of AF-associated stroke, methods
Barboza, Miguel A. +27 more
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Stroke etiologies in patients with COVID-19: the SVIN COVID-19 multinational registry
Background and purpose Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with a small but clinically significant risk of stroke, the cause of which is frequently cryptogenic.
María E. Ramos-Araque +33 more
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Left Atrial Septal Pouch in Cryptogenic Stroke
Background: The left atrial septal pouch (LASP), an anatomic variant of the interatrial septum, has uncertain clinical significance. We examined the association between LASP and ischemic stroke subtypes in patients undergoing transesophageal ...
Mark eFisher
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Debatable issues in automated ECG reporting [PDF]
Although automated ECG analysis has been available for many years, there are some aspects which require to be re-assessed with respect to their value while newer techniques which are worthy of review are beginning to find their way into routine use.
Abächerli, Roger +8 more
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