cryptogenic

Examples

• All

• In patients with cryptogenic stroke, long-term electrocardiographic monitoring with implanted cardiac monitors increased detection of atrial fibrillation at 6 months compared with usual follow-up.

  Academic text (2014)

• Before the completion of these trials, there was enough evidence to support the American Stroke Association's 2014 guideline statement that prolonged cardiac monitoring for about 30 days is reasonable in patients with cryptogenic stroke or TIA (2).

  Academic text (2014)

• Delayed return of consciousness of cryptogenic origin.

  Coma (1978)

• In our case, a brain CT scan demonstrated multiple old ischemic infarcts that possibly reflect cryptogenic stroke in a patient with isolated ASA.

  Academic text (2007)

• Previous studies have reported that GBV-C and HGV are associated with post-transfusion hepatitis, chronic viral hepatitis, and cryptogenic hepatitis.

  Academic text (1996)

• For most patients with cryptogenic stroke or TIA, prolonged ECG monitoring for approximately 30 days should be done to improve AF detection, as recommended in the accompanying editorial (3).

  Academic text (2014)

• The results of the EMBRACE and CRYSTAL AF trials are consistent with those of previous studies summarized in a recent systematic review (1) that showed high rates of paroxysmal AF in patients with cryptogenic stroke or TIA.

  Academic text (2014)

• ECG monitoring with implanted monitors increased AF detection more than usual follow-up after cryptogenic stroke. ACP Journal Club. 2014 Nov 18; 161(10):JC3.

  Academic text (2014)

• The doctors were puzzled by the patient's symptoms, which appeared to have a cryptogenic cause.

• After extensive testing, the team concluded that the illness was cryptogenic, with no clear source identified.

Synonyms

M

mysterious

vscryptogenic

491 5.1

Hard to understand or explain because it seems strange

names an absence of known cause or origin, especially in science or medicine

C

cryptic

vscryptogenic

40 8.1

Hard to understand because it seems secret or mysterious

focuses on unknown cause or origin in scientific or medical contexts

E

enigmatic

vscryptogenic

26 8.1

Hard to understand and often seems mysterious

points specifically to an unknown origin or cause instead of general puzzlement

O

occult

vscryptogenic

20 9.0

Hidden from view and not easy to see

is concerned with an unknown origin or cause rather than hiddenness alone

S

shrouded in mystery

vscryptogenic

5 7.7

Hidden and hard to understand because it is secret

means the cause or origin is unknown, not just that details are hidden

C

cabalistic

vscryptogenic

• Literature

1 9.9

Mysterious and secret, like a code understood by only a few people

describes an unknown cause or origin, not membership in a secret system

E

enigmatical

vscryptogenic

1 9.3

Hard to understand, like a puzzle

emphasizes an unknown cause or origin rather than being merely puzzling

C

cryptical

vscryptogenic

• Archaic

1 9.9

Hard to understand because it has a hidden meaning

focuses on unknown cause or origin rather than hidden meaning

Antonyms

K

known

∞ 1.0

Familiar to many people and easy to identify

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology