Stroke aetiology may be classified according to the Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) criteria.2 As per TOAST classification cryptogenic stroke is defined as stroke not attributable to definite cardioembolic source, large artery atherosclerosis or small artery disease. Cryptogenic stroke includes patients with less wellestablished potential causes of cardiac embolism, such as...

Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA), synonymous with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), remains a life-threatening disease: 50% of patients die within 5 yrs. Historically, many diseases that are now considered to be quite distinct have been "labelled" as CFA. More recently, high-resolution computed tomography and new appreciation of the histopathological patterns of idiopathic interstitial...

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) occurs when the septum primum and secundum fail to fuse after birth. A quarter of adults have this defect, which is usually an incidental finding with no clinical repercussions. However, the presence of PFO has been associated with a range of clinical conditions such as cryptogenic stroke, migraine, platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome, and decompression illness. Cryptogeni...

BACKGROUND Although a number of studies have reported the role of an increased left atrial (LA) size on stroke, limited data are collected about the relationship between LA enlargement and recurrent ischemic stroke in the Chinese population. Our aim was to assess the association of LA size with the risk of stroke recurrence, particularly with recurrent cardioembolic or cryptogenic stroke in isc...

Embolic strokes of undetermined source comprise a subset of cryptogenic ischemic strokes. It is thought that some embolic strokes of undetermined source could be due to left atrial thromboembolism without atrial fibrillation. The authors sought to determine whether a marker of left atrial pathological changes could pose as a surrogate marker of nonarrhythmogenic atrial thromboembolism in emboli...

Embolic strokes of undetermined source comprise a subset of cryptogenic ischemic strokes. It is thought that some embolic strokes of undetermined source could be due to left atrial thromboembolism without atrial fibrillation. The authors sought to determine whether a marker of left atrial pathological changes could pose as a surrogate marker of nonarrhythmogenic atrial thromboembolism in emboli...

BACKGROUND In about one third of all patients with cerebral ischemia, no definite cause can be identified (cryptogenic stroke). In many patients with initially suspected cryptogenic stroke, however, a cardiogenic etiology can eventually be determined. Hence, the aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of abnormal echocardiographic findings in a large number of these patients. METHOD ...

To highlight the importance of a broad differential diagnosis, including malignancy, in patients with central nervous system vasculitis (CNSV) presenting as multiple, recurrent cryptogenic strokes.