Clinical Application of Asymptomatic Embolic Signal Detection in Acute Stroke
Author(s) -
Zoltán Káposzta,
Elaine Wilson Young,
Philip M. Bath,
Hugh S. Markus
Publication year - 1999
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.30.9.1814
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , transcranial doppler , middle cerebral artery , stroke (engine) , embolization , embolic stroke , cardiology , stenosis , radiology , common carotid artery , embolism , ischemia , carotid arteries , ischemic stroke , mechanical engineering , engineering
The detection of asymptomatic embolization with the use of Doppler ultrasound has a number of potential applications in patients with acute stroke. It may provide information on the stroke pathogenesis in individual cases, identify patients with continued embolization, and allow localization of the active embolic source.
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