Diagnosaurus
Stroke
Etiology
- Embolic: atrial fibrillation, carotid atherosclerosis, left ventricular aneurysm, dilated cardiomyopathy, acute myocardial infarction, endocarditis, mechanical valve, mitral valve prolapse, aortic arch atherosclerosis, atrial myxoma, patent foramen ovale
- Thrombotic: atherosclerosis, small vessel ischemia, vasculitis, eg, systemic lupus erythematosus, polycythemia, thrombocytosis, sickle cell disease, meningovascular syphilis, arterial dissection or aneurysm, eg, intracerebral carotid or vertebral
- Hemorrhagic: hypertension, amyloidosis, conversion of ischemic stroke, cocaine
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Stroke." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114816/all/Stroke.
Zeiger RFR. Stroke. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114816/all/Stroke. Accessed May 14, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Stroke. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114816/all/Stroke
Zeiger RFR. Stroke [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 May 14]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114816/all/Stroke.
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