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Peter M. Rothwell

Researcher at University of Oxford

Publications -  815
Citations -  77220

Peter M. Rothwell is an academic researcher from University of Oxford. The author has contributed to research in topics: Stroke & Population. The author has an hindex of 134, co-authored 779 publications receiving 67382 citations. Previous affiliations of Peter M. Rothwell include Leicester Royal Infirmary & University of Edinburgh.

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Chapter 6 Large-Vessel Atherosclerosis

TL;DR: This chapter discusses large-vessel atherosclerosis, a multifocal disease affecting large and medium-size arteries particularly where there is branching, tortuosity, or confluence of vessels.
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Serial Shunt Evaluation Reveals Limitations of Contemporary Screening Studies for Patent Foramen Ovale.

TL;DR: Percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale reduces stroke in appropriately selected patients and employs agitated saline injection into the brachiocephalic vein, which drains via the superior vena cava to the right atrium.
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Stroke risk after a first late–onset migraine–like transient neurological attack (tna): oxford vascular study tna cohort

TL;DR: The short and long–term risks of stroke in patients with a first migraine–like TNA are significantly lower than after a definite TIA, and the trend towards a higher stroke risk than the underlying population rate is similar to that seen in studies of individuals with clinically–definite migraine with aura.