Insertable cardiac event recorder in detection of atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke: an audit report.

Background And Purpose: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent risk factor in ischemic stroke but often remains undetected. We analyzed the value of insertable cardiac event recorder in detection of AF in a 1-year cohort of patients with cryptogenic ischemic stroke.

Methods: All patients with cryptogenic stroke and eligibility for oral anticoagulation were offered the insertion of a cardiac event recorder.

Anti-retroviral therapy-induced status epilepticus in "pseudo-HIV serodeconversion".

Diligence in the interpretation of results is essential as information gained from the psychiatric patient's history might often be restricted. Nonobservance of established guidelines may lead to a wrong diagnosis, induce a false therapy and result in life-threatening situations. Communication errors between hospitals and doctors and uncritical acceptance of prior diagnoses add substantially to this problem.