Comparison of right-to-left shunt characteristics in cryptogenic embolic ischemic stroke and non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke

Abstract Background: Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been considered a potential mechanism of embolic stroke of undetermined origin. Objective: The aim of the present study was to identify the features of the right-to-left shunt (RLS) in patients with undetermined embolic ischemic stroke and compar...

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Main Authors: Valeria Cristina Scavasine, Jamileh Ferreira Chamma, Rodrigo Bazan, Gabriel Pereira Braga, Marcos Christiano Lange, Viviane de Hiroki Flumignan Zétola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2021-01-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021001000859&tlng=en