STROKE IN ELDERLY

thromboembolism:

carotid atheroma

atrial fibrillation / cardiac mural thrombus

arterial dissection [carotid, aortic or vertebral]:

spontaneous

traumatic

haematological disorders:

hyperviscosity syndrome

thrombocytosis

thrombocytopaenia

hypercoagulability state

haemoglobinopathies / sickle cell disease

dural sinus thrombosis

other / miscellaneous:

giant cell arteritis [rarely other vasculitides]

tumours

subdural / extradural haemorrhage

endocarditis (infective or marantic)

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