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Shivam Patel1, Soma Sengupta1, Wuwei Feng2
1Department of Neurology, Tufts Medicine, Boston, MA 02111.
Abstract:
Cancer and acute ischemic stroke are two leading causes of mortality worldwide. The association between these two diseases is being increasingly recognized, and with improvements in cancer mortality, the co-prevalence is increasing. Evidence suggested that cancer-related ischemic stroke is a unique subtype of stroke, including a newly proposed schematic to define this subgroup of patients. Cancer-related ischemic stroke encompasses a heterogeneous group of mechanisms that requires individualized diagnostic evaluation and multidisciplinary collaboration. In this narrative review, we describe the pathophysiology, workup, and management considerations in patients with cancer and ischemic stroke.
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