26.03.2024 | Correspondence
Intra-carotid self-injection of alprazolam: an unusual cause of unilateral multiembolic stroke
verfasst von:
Lorenzo Nesi, Alberto Vogrig, Gian Luigi Gigli, Mariarosaria Valente
Erschienen in:
Acta Neurologica Belgica
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Ausgabe 5/2024
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Excerpt
Up to one third of acute ischemic strokes that occur in young adults are categorized as embolic strokes of undetermined source (ESUS), as the precise cause cannot be reliably identified despite recommended diagnostic procedures [
1,
2]. When the ESUS concept was introduced, atrial fibrillation was presumed to be the primary underlying cause [
3]. However, accumulating evidence challenges this assumption and various other potential embolic sources have gained attention as potential etiologies in ESUS patients. …