Transcranial Doppler and risk of recurrence in patients with stroke and patent foramen ovale

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 129-135

  Anzola, Gian Paolo ^a,c   Zavarize, P ^b   Morandi, E ^b   Rozzini, L ^b   Parrinello, G ^b  

^a Serv Neurol Osp S O   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c S Orsola Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Paradoxical cerebral embolism; Right to left shunt; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; RISK FACTOR; SHUNTING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STROKE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 0037335166     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.2003.00561.x     Document Type: Article

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