Paradoxical embolism as a cause of silent brain infarctions in healthy subjects: The ICONS study (Identification of the Cause of Silent Cerebral Infarction in Healthy Subjects)

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 353-360

  Kim, S J ^a   Shin, H Y ^a   Ha, Y S ^b   Kim, J W ^a   Kang, K W ^a   Na, D L ^a   Bang, O Y ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Paradoxical embolism; Patent foramen ovale; Silent brain infarction; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUID ATTENUATION INVERSION RECOVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART RIGHT LEFT SHUNT; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROANGIOPATHY LEUKOARAIOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARADOXICAL EMBOLISM; PERFORATING ARTERY TERRITORY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; RISK FACTOR; STROKE PATIENT; TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; EMBOLISM, PARADOXICAL; FEMALE; FORAMEN OVALE, PATENT; HUMANS; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NEUROIMAGING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS; STROKE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84872374900     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03864.x     Document Type: Article

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