Differentiation of cancer from atrial fibrillation in patients with acute multifocal stroke

Objective.Acute multifocal embolic infarction (AMEI) is conventionally caused by etiologies such as cardioembolism due to atrial fibrillation (Af), but can also be caused by serious underlying diseases such as cancer. We characterized cancer-related AMEI and identified useful indicators for cancer-associated strokes.

Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - July 26, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Shinji Ito, Akihiro Ueda, Kenichiro Murate, Seiko Hirota, Takao Fukui, Tomomasa Ishikawa, Sayuri Shima, Chika Hikichi, Yasuaki Mizutani, Madoka Kizawa, Kunihiko Asakura, Tatsuro Mutoh Source Type: research