Transcranial Doppler as a Primary Screening Tool for Detecting Right‐to‐Left Shunt in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients?

ABSTRACT Background Cryptogenic stroke (CS), a subtype of ischemic stroke with undetermined etiology, accounts for approximately 25% of the cases. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an important potential cause of CS via paradoxical embolism. While transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the current go...

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Main Authors: Payam Sasannejad, Fateme Khosravani, Alireza Ziaei Moghaddam, Mohsen Soltani Sabi, Lida Jarahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Brain and Behavior
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/brb3.70144