Prevalence of Patent Foramen Ovale in a Cohort of Children With Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke

• Published in: Neurology Vol. 97; no. 21; p. e2096
• Main Authors: Shih, Evelyn K, Beslow, Lauren A, Natarajan, Shobha S, Falkensammer, Christine B, Messé, Steven R, Ichord, Rebecca N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 23.11.2021

To determine the significance of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in childhood stroke, we compared PFO prevalence, PFO features, and stroke recurrence risk in 25 children with cryptogenic arterial ischemic stroke (AIS), 54 children with AIS from a known etiology, and 209 healthy controls. We performed a c...