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Embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS) is an embolic stroke, a type of ischemic stroke, with an unknown origin, [1] defined as a non-lacunar brain infarct without proximal arterial stenosis or cardioembolic sources. [2] As such, it forms a subset of cryptogenic stroke, which is part of the TOAST-classification. [3]
Other symptoms of Raghib syndrome are usually classified as a cryptogenic stroke, otherwise known a stroke resulting from an unknown origin. [16] These symptoms can include slurred speech, left-sided facial numbness, and left-handed clumsiness.
A special form of embolic stroke is the embolic stroke of undetermined source (ESUS). This subset of cryptogenic stroke is defined as a non-lacunar brain infarct without proximal arterial stenosis or cardioembolic sources. About one out of six cases of ischemic stroke could be classified as ESUS. [58]
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