title: Embolism as a mechanism of cerebral infarction.
abstract: In the last half century, cerebral embolism from proximal sources other than the heart has been better understood thanks to technological advances that have become routine in stroke investigation.
authors.affiliation: Epworth Health Care and Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. richard.gerraty@monash.edu.au
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Gerraty
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history