Migraine attacks with auras are sometimes associated with underlying hereditary or
acquired cerebrovascular disorders. A unifying pathophysiological explanation linking …

Background Sclerotherapy is a non-invasive procedure commonly used to treat superficial
venous disease, vascular malformations and other ectatic vascular lesions. While extremely …

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical feasibility and accuracy of 64-section multidetector
computed tomography (CT) compared with transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for …

Sclerotherapy has been associated with 13 published cases of stroke since 1994. Four
earlier reports implicated liquid sclerosants while nine recent cases have followed foam …

Background and Purpose—Low serum albumin concentrations have been associated with
increased stroke risk, but the underlying mechanisms are less well studied. We aimed to …

Background Although controversial, paradoxical embolism via patent foramen ovale (PFO)
may account for some of the migraine attacks in a subset of migraine with aura (MA) …

Background: Percutaneous transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial
septal defect (ASD) has been shown to be feasible. Aim: The aim of this study was to …

As a non-invasive and convenient modality, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) has been
widely recommended for the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO). In this study our aim …

Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder encountered by physiotherapists.
However, it may be the early manifestation of more alarming conditions, such as …

The diagnostic workup in patients with ischaemic stroke often includes testing for
prothrombotic conditions. However, the clinical relevance of coagulation abnormalities in …