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- Published on: 14 April 2016
- Published on: 14 April 2016"thromboembolism until proved otherwise" should be the mantraShow More
In the presence of risk factors for thromboembolism, a focal neurological episode which has a sudden onset should be assumed to be embolic until proved otherwise. Whether or not that episode is purely ischaemic, or whether or not it undergoes subsequent hamorrhagic transformation is a separate issue which should not detract from the urgency to identify the embolic source by means of echocardiography. That is why I am so...
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