title: Radiological Portrait of Embolic Strokes.
abstract: Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability and the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. In 2010, the cost of stroke to the health care system in the United States was estimated to be $71.55 billion, and it is projected to double over the next 20 years. Cardioembolism is a leading pathophysiologic cause of stroke. Along with a careful review of the presenting history and clinical symptomatology, early radiographic studies including computed tomography (CT) and MRI, may demonstrate certain characteristics that may be suggestive of a cardioembolic origin to a stroke of concern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Opthalmology, Clinical Center, Michigan State University, 804 Service Road, Room: A217, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sachdeva
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Opthalmology, Clinical Center, Michigan State University, 804 Service Road, Room: A217, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Opthalmology, Clinical Center, Michigan State University, 804 Service Road, Room: A217, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jani
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Opthalmology, Clinical Center, Michigan State University, 804 Service Road, Room: A217, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Electronic address: anmar.razak@hc.msu.edu.
authors.forename: Anmar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Razak
mesh_terms: D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020766:Intracranial Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardioembolism; Computed tomography; Radiology; Stroke