Medically Unexplained Stroke

Uncovering a hidden cause of stroke - Harvard Health

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Currently, people hospitalized after an unexplained stroke undergo 24 hours of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring as well as a battery of brain and artery imaging tests. If no heart rhythm irregularities are apparent, people often leave the …

Stroke - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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Transient ischemic attack (TIA) - Symptoms and causes

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Stroke is a frequent complication of sickle cell disease. Another name for this inherited disorder is sickle cell anemia. Sickle-shaped blood cells carry less oxygen and …

Stroke | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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A stroke is caused when blood flow to your brain is stopped or disrupted. There are 2 kinds of stroke: ischemic and hemorrhagic. Ischemic stroke. This is the most common type of …

Cerebrovascular Accident: Symptoms, Treatment, and …

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Stroke symptoms include: difficulty walking dizziness loss of balance and coordination difficulty speaking or understanding others who are speaking numbness or paralysis in …

Unexplained Stroke | Medtronic

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unexplained (cryptogenic) stroke A stroke happens when a blood vessel in the brain is suddenly blocked or bursts, resulting in damage to the brain tissue. The majority of …

Clinical features associated with medically unexplained …

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In many areas of secondary care, symptoms unexplained by disease account for around one-third of all patients seen. We sought to investigate patients presenting with …

Medically unexplained symptoms | Royal College of …

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Medically unexplained symptoms. This information is for anyone with physical symptoms without an obvious physical cause. It also explains what you can do to help yourself …

A link between lunar phase and medically unexplained …

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Admission with medically unexplained stroke symptoms was significantly increased during full moon phases (P=.023). There was no variation in admission rates during other …

Clinical features associated with medically unexplained …

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Patients given a discharge diagnosis of medically unexplained stroke-like symptoms over the preceding 11 years were identified retrospectively from a prospectively completed …