Paradoxical embolism as a cause of ischemic stroke of uncertain etiology. A transcranial Doppler sonographic study.
Author(s) -
Takuya Ito,
Masayasu Matsumoto,
Nobuo Handa,
Hiroaki Maeda,
Hidetaka Hougaku,
Yasumasa Tsukamoto,
Hideki Kondō,
Jun Tanouchi,
Tomoari Kamada
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.25.4.771
Subject(s) - medicine , transcranial doppler , etiology , asymptomatic , embolization , stroke (engine) , embolism , paradoxical embolism , radiology , patent foramen ovale , scintigraphy , cardiology , mechanical engineering , percutaneous , engineering
This study was designed to test the hypothesis that paradoxical embolization would be a cause of embolic strokes and transient ischemic attacks in patients with stroke of uncertain etiology in all age groups.
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