Abstract

  Stroke is a common neurological complication of cardiac arrhythmias and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality unless diagnosed and treated. Sometimes it becomes difficult to discover cardiac arrhythmias in absence of ECG and 2-D echo findings. Here, we are reporting a similar unique case of recurrent stroke who initially was labelled as a case of cryptogenic stroke later found out to have cardioembolic stroke.

Keywords: Stroke; Cardiac Arrhythmias; ECG

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Citation

Citation: Chaturvedi Surbhi., et al. “The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference". Acta Scientific Neurology 3.10 (2020): 29-32.

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