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1. Introduction
2. General principle of talk
3. Thunderclap headache with normal CT and LP
4. Protagonists of further investigations: background
5. Consequences of further investigating headache
6. Antagonists of further investigations: background
7. Antagonists of further investigations: arguments
8. Further investigations: editors commentary
9. Patent foramen ovale and recurrent stroke
10. Protagonists of PFO closure
11. Antagonists of PFO closure - background
12. Antagonists of PFO closure - prospective studies
13. Results of the PICSS study
14. PFO antagonists: are we doing the right studies?
15. Antagonists of PFO closure - more arguments
16. PFO and stroke: editors commentary
17. Extracranial arterial dissection
18. Anticoagulation therapy protagonists: background
19. Anticoagulation therapy protagonists: arguments
20. Anticoagulation therapy protagonists: a caveat
21. Anticoagulation therapy protagonists: a protocol
22. Anticoagulation therapy protagonists: last remarks
23. Anticoagulation therapy antagonists: background
24. Anticoagulation therapy antagonists: arguments
25. Extracranial arterial dissection: editor commentary
26. Concluding remarks

Topics Covered

• Thunderclap headache with normal CT and LP
• Further investigations are unnecessary
• Patent foramen ovale and recurrent stroke
• Closure is the best option
• Extracranial arterial dissection
• Anticoagulation is the treatment of choice

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Series:

• Cerebrovascular Disease

Categories:

• Clinical Practice
• Neuroscience

Therapeutic Areas:

• Neurology

Talk Citation

Publication History

• Published on October 27, 2008
• Archived on December 10, 2018

Financial Disclosures

• Prof. Stephen Davies has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.
• Prof. Geoffrey Donnan has not informed HSTalks of any commercial/financial relationship that it is appropriate to disclose.