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Transcranial Doppler in the diagnosis of cardiac patent foramen ovale

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Right-to-left shunt due to patent foramen ovale is a well-established risk factor for ischemic stroke, especially in young subjects and in patients with cryptogenic stroke. We report a detailed method for the diagnosis of a right-to-left shunt by means of transcranial Doppler as established at a recent consensus conference, and review the literature on the indications for the test.

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  1. Department of Neurological Sciences and Vision, University of Genoa, Via De Toni 5, I-16132 Genoa, Italy, Italy

    S. Angeli & M. Del Sette

  2. DISMR Centre for Sleep Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, Italy

    M. Beelke

  3. Neurological Clinic II, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, Italy

    G. P. Anzola

  4. Department of Neurological Sciences, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, Italy

    E. Zanette

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Received: 25 June 2001 / Accepted in revised form: 6 November 2001

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Angeli, S., Del Sette, M., Beelke, M. et al. Transcranial Doppler in the diagnosis of cardiac patent foramen ovale. Neurol Sci 22, 353–356 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100720100064

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