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We determined the prevalence of RLS likely secondary to PFO in cryptogenic young strokes of the north Indian population using TCD with bubble contrast.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Patients and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>: In this hospital-based prospective cross-sectional study, TCD with bubble contrast was performed in 57 young (age 15 &gt; 45 years) CS and 50 healthy controls for the detection of RLS. The risk of paradoxical embolism (RoPE) score was calculated from various variables such as age, presence of cortical stroke on neuroimaging, and absence of vascular risk factors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      : 57 young CS and 50 healthy controls were recruited. TCD with bubble contrast was positive in 31% cases vs 6% in controls (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.001). All patients with TCD positive for RLS had superficial cortical infarcts (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.03). The median RoPE score of our patients was 9 (range: 7\u201310).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>: There is a high prevalence of RLS likely secondary to PFO in cryptogenic young strokes in north India. 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