Cognitive Function Following Bubble-Contrast Transcranial Doppler for Evaluation of Right-to-Left Shunt

Cognitive Function Following Bubble-Contrast Transcranial Doppler for Evaluation of Right-to-Left Shunt

Background: Stroke is a leading cause of significant physical, cognitive, and psychiatric morbidity. One risk factor for stroke is paradoxical embolization through a patent foramen ovale (PFO). In cardiac clinical practice, power M-mode Transcranial Doppler (TCD) evaluation is the gold standard for...

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Main Author: Krauskopf, Erin Elizabeth
Format: Others
Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 2014
Subjects:
patent foramen ovale (PFO)
cryptogenic stroke
right-to-left shunt (RLS)
cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD)
migraine
cognition
Psychology
Online Access:https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5518
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6517&context=etd

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