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Implementation of an embolus detection system guided TIA & minor stroke protocol at a teaching hospital, the Hague: a preliminary report of the first 60 patients

RWM Keunen · Klinische Neurophysiologie · 2009 · Heft 03

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Klinische Neurophysiologie
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RWM Keunen
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Heft 03 / 2009
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–
Erschienen: 2009-03-13 00:00:00
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1434-0275
DOI
10.1055/s-0029-1216122

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Background: Current protocols for treatment of patients with recent carotid artery TIA or minor stroke stress the importance of rapid diagnosis and treatment of symptomatic carotid artery stenosis to prevent stroke recurrence [1]. Age, blood pressure, clinical presentation and duration of symptoms are known predictors of stroke recurrence in this patient group but these factors cannot predict individual stroke risk [2]. Embolus detection by TCD however has the potential to predict individual stroke risk because positive embolization in these patients is associated with an increased stroke recurrence risk [3]. Th…

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