Ischemic Stroke [Clinical Sciences]

Conclusions—Histological thrombus features vary significantly according to the underlying cause and may help to differentiate between cardioembolic and noncardioembolic stroke. In addition, our study supports the hypothesis that most cryptogenic strokes have a cardioembolic cause.

Source: Stroke - July 24, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Peter B. Sporns, Uta Hanning, Wolfram Schwindt, Aglae Velasco, Jens Minnerup, Tarek Zoubi, Walter Heindel, Astrid Jeibmann, Thomas Ulrich Niederstadt Tags: Angiography, Revascularization, Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Embolism Original Contributions Source Type: research