Stroke in the Young: Patent Foramen Ovale and Pregnancy.

Stroke

From the Neurological Institute, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH (B.R.M., S.S.); and Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland (D.S.).

Published: August 2015

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