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Frequency of Patent Foramen Ovale and Migraine in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—In patients with cryptogenic stroke who have migraine, there is a high prevalence (79%) of PFO with right-to-left shunt. The timing of the stroke in migraineurs is usually not related to a migraine attack. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that the mechanism of stroke in migraineurs is most likely because of a paradoxical embolus. Future cryptogenic stroke classification schemes should consider including PFO as a separate etiologic category.
Source: Stroke - April 23, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Brian H. West, Nabil Noureddin, Yakov Mamzhi, Christopher G. Low, Alexandra C. Coluzzi, Evan J. Shih, Rubine Gevorgyan Fleming, Jeffrey L. Saver, David S. Liebeskind, Andrew Charles, Jonathan M. Tobis Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Embolism Original Contributions Source Type: research

Neuroimaging Findings in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients With and Without Patent Foramen Ovale Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— This is the largest study to report the radiological characteristics of patients with cryptogenic stroke and known PFO status. Strokes that were large, radiologically apparent, superficially located, or unassociated with prior radiological infarcts were more likely to be PFO-associated than were unapparent, smaller, or deep strokes, and those accompanied by chronic infarcts. There was no association between PFO and multiple acute strokes nor between specific echocardiographic PFO features with neuroimaging findings.
Source: Stroke - February 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Thaler, D. E., Ruthazer, R., Di Angelantonio, E., Di Tullio, M. R., Donovan, J. S., Elkind, M. S. V., Griffith, J., Homma, S., Jaigobin, C., Mas, J.-L., Mattle, H. P., Michel, P., Mono, M.-L., Nedeltchev, K., Papetti, F., Serena, J., Weimar, C., Kent, D. Tags: Cerebrovascular disease/stroke, Pediatric and congenital heart disease, including cardiovascular surgery, Computerized tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Risk Factors for Stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Endocarditis Is a Common Stroke Mechanism in Hemodialysis Patients Brief Reports
Conclusions— Cardioembolism and cryptogenic stroke are the predominant stroke mechanisms among hemodialysis patients. Infective endocarditis was identified frequently relative to other stroke cohorts, and a raised index of suspicion is warranted in the hemodialysis population.
Source: Stroke - March 24, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Ishida, K., Brown, M. G., Weiner, M., Kobrin, S., Kasner, S. E., Messe, S. R. Tags: Echocardiography, Embolic stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research

Diagnostic Yield of Pelvic Magnetic Resonance Venography in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Among patients with ischemic stroke/transient ischemic attack and patent foramen ovale, the majority of detected DVTs were in LE veins rather than the pelvic veins and did not differ by stroke subtype. The routine inclusion of pelvic magnetic resonance venography in the diagnostic evaluation of CS warrants further prospective investigation.
Source: Stroke - July 28, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Liberman, A. L., Daruwalla, V. J., Collins, J. D., Maas, M. B., Botelho, M. P. F., Ayache, J. B., Carr, J., Ruff, I., Bernstein, R. A., Alberts, M. J., Prabhakaran, S. Tags: Deep vein thrombosis, Other diagnostic testing, Acute Cerebral Infarction, Embolic stroke Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale Versus Medical Therapy in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—In patients with cryptogenic stroke/TIA and PFO who have their PFO closed, ischemic stroke recurrence is less frequent compared with patients receiving medical treatment. Atrial fibrillation is more frequent but mostly transient. There is no difference in TIA, all-cause mortality, or myocardial infarction.
Source: Stroke - January 22, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: George Ntaios, Vasileios Papavasileiou, Dimitrios Sagris, Konstantinos Makaritsis, Konstantinos Vemmos, Thorsten Steiner, Patrik Michel Tags: Ischemic Stroke Original Contributions Source Type: research

Patent Foramen Ovale, Subclinical Cerebrovascular Disease, and Ischemic Stroke in a Population-Based Cohort
Conclusions: In this community-based cohort, PFO was not associated with an increased risk of clinical stroke or subclinical cerebrovascular disease.
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - May 3, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Marco R. Di Tullio, Zhezhen Jin, Cesare Russo, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Tatjana Rundek, Mitsuhiro Yoshita, Charles DeCarli, Clinton B. Wright, Shunichi Homma, Ralph L. Sacco Tags: Patent Foramen Ovale and Stroke Source Type: research

An index to identify stroke-related vs incidental patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke
Conclusion: Clinical characteristics identify CS patients who vary markedly in PFO prevalence, reflecting clinically important variation in the probability that a discovered PFO is likely to be stroke-related vs incidental. Patients in strata more likely to have stroke-related PFOs have lower recurrence risk.
Source: Neurology - August 12, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Kent, D. M., Ruthazer, R., Weimar, C., Mas, J.-L., Serena, J., Homma, S., Di Angelantonio, E., Di Tullio, M. R., Lutz, J. S., Elkind, M. S. V., Griffith, J., Jaigobin, C., Mattle, H. P., Michel, P., Mono, M.-L., Nedeltchev, K., Papetti, F., Thaler, D. E. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Risk factors in epidemiology ARTICLE Source Type: research

Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Detection Rates In Cryptogenic Stroke Patients Selected By Stroke Specialists For Prolonged Cardiac Monitoring (P1.053)
CONCLUSION: Long term cardiac monitoring with ICM has a very high yield of detecting PAF in cryptogenic stroke patients when selected by a stroke expert.Disclosure: Dr. Salahuddin has nothing to disclose. Dr. Zaidi has nothing to disclose. Dr. Tietjen holds stock and/or stock options in Johnson & Johnson and Stryker. Dr. Cummings has nothing to disclose. Dr. Jumaa has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Salahuddin, H., Zaidi, S., Tietjen, G., Cummings, J., Jumaa, M. Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease and Interventional Neurology: Atrial Fibrillation and Cardio-embolic Stroke Source Type: research

Differential Lesion Patterns on T2-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Fluid-attenuated Inversion Recovery Sequences in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients with Patent Foramen Ovale
Background: The present study aimed to determine lesion patterns and the stroke mechanisms in cryptogenic ischemic stroke patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) on T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (T2WI) and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences combined.Methods: In this retrospective study, 38 patients with cryptogenic stroke and an isolated PFO compared with 51 cryptogenic stroke patients without PFO were evaluated and their characteristics of lesion patterns on T2WI and FLAIR sequences combined were investigated. The number, distribution of small ischemic lesions, and the frequency of multiple sm...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 15, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Yang-Yang Huang, Bei Shao, Xian-Da Ni, Jian-Ce Li Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Potential new uses of non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants to treat and prevent stroke
Conclusion: There may be a role for NOACs in stroke prevention and treatment beyond atrial fibrillation. Randomized controlled trials are needed to compare NOACs to current stroke prevention and treatment strategies in certain subgroups of patients with cerebrovascular disease.
Source: Neurology - September 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Yaghi, S., Kamel, H., Elkind, M. S. V. Tags: Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Infarction, Cerebral venous thrombosis VIEWS & amp;amp; REVIEWS Source Type: research

Prothrombotic States and Ischemic Stroke in the Young (P3.231)
Conclusions: There is no association between prothrombotic risk factors (analyzed individually or as a group) and idiopathic ischemic stroke in the young, even in those with a PFO or with migraine.Disclosure: Dr. Boudjani has nothing to disclose. Dr. Lanthier has received compensation for activities with Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Sanofi-Aventis, Boehringer-Ingelheim, and Astra-Zeneca as a speaker.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Boudjani, H., Lanthier, S. Tags: Stroke in the Young Source Type: research

Stroke in young adults: Five new things
Purpose of review The incidence of stroke in young adults is increasing, mainly driven by an increasing incidence of ischemic stroke in this population. We provide new information that has been recently presented regarding the risk factor prevalence, some specific etiologic causes, and management strategies in ischemic stroke in this population. Recent findings Recent studies indicate a rapid increase in traditional risk factors in young adults. New information regarding the management of patent foramen ovale in cryptogenic stroke and cervical artery dissection is available. Summary Stroke in young adults is a rapidly gr...
Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - December 10, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Bhatt, N., Malik, A. M., Chaturvedi, S. Tags: Stroke in young adults, Stroke prevention, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke, Carotid artery dissection Review Source Type: research

Recurrent Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Our findings indicate that medically treated patients with PFO do not have a higher risk for recurrent cryptogenic cerebrovascular events, compared with those without PFO. No relation between the degree of PFO and the risk of future cerebrovascular events was identified.
Source: Stroke - October 27, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Katsanos, A. H., Spence, J. D., Bogiatzi, C., Parissis, J., Giannopoulos, S., Frogoudaki, A., Safouris, A., Voumvourakis, K., Tsivgoulis, G. Tags: Acute Cerebral Infarction Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Ischemic Stroke Patients with Active Malignancy or Extracardiac Shunts Are More Likely to Have a Right-to-Left Shunt Found by TCD Than Echocardiogram
Abstract Although the association between patent foramen ovale and ischemic stroke is controversial, the evaluation for a right-to-left shunt remains part of the standard workup for cryptogenic stroke. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogram (TTE and TEE) are the screening test and gold standard to evaluate for right-to-left shunt, respectively. Studies comparing TTE or TEE to transcranial Doppler (TCD) have shown that 15–25 % of patients test positive for right-to-left shunt on TCD but are negative on TTE or TEE. We sought to further explore this phenomenon in patients with recent ischemic stroke. Bet...
Source: Translational Stroke Research - July 25, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Propensity Score-Based Analysis of Percutaneous Closure Versus Medical Therapy in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke and Patent Foramen Ovale: The IPSYS Registry (Italian Project on Stroke in Young Adults) Structural Heart Disease
Conclusions— PFO closure seems as effective as medical therapy for secondary prevention of cryptogenic ischemic stroke. Whether device treatment might be more effective in selected cases, such as in patients younger than 37 years and in those with a substantial right-to-left shunt size, deserves further investigation.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - August 30, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pezzini, A., Grassi, M., Lodigiani, C., Patella, R., Gandolfo, C., Zini, A., DeLodovici, M. L., Paciaroni, M., Del Sette, M., Toriello, A., Musolino, R., Calabro, R. S., Bovi, P., Adami, A., Silvestrelli, G., Sessa, M., Cavallini, A., Marcheselli, S., Mar Tags: Risk Factors, Ischemic Stroke Structural Heart Disease Source Type: research