Cryptogenic stroke: management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Cryptogenic stroke: management. Holter cardiac monitoring, Cardiac telemetry, Implantable loop recorders. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Electrophysiological investigations
- Holter cardiac monitoring
- Cardiac telemetry
- Implantable loop recorders
- Insertable cardiac monitors (ICM)
Vascular investigations
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Other investigations
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Prevention
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References
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- Yaghi S, Bernstein RA, Passman R, Okin PM, Furie KL. Cryptogenic stroke: research and practice. Circ Res 2017; 120:527-540.
- Yaghi S, Elkind MS. Cryptogenic stroke: a diagnostic challenge. Neurol Clin Pract 2014; 4:386-393.
- Vollmuth C, Stoesser S, Neugebauer H, et al. MR-imaging pattern is not a predictor of occult atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke. J Neurol 2019; 266:3058-3064.
- Fonseca AC, Ferro JM, Almeida AG. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and its role in the investigation of stroke: an update. J Neurol 2021; 268:2597-2604.
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