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Additional laboratory tests to consider | Additional tests to consider |
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Liver function | Brain MRI |
ESR | MRA |
CRP | (i) Intracranial vessels |
Pregnancy | (ii) Extracranial great vessels (neck) |
ANA | MRV |
Lupus anticoagulant | Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) |
Anticardiolipin antibody | CT angiogram |
Beta-2 glycoprotein-1 antibody | (i) Intracranial vessels |
Activated protein C resistance | (ii) Extracranial great vessels (neck) |
Factor V Leiden mutation | Contrast transthoracic echo (TTE) |
Protein S/C function | Cerebral angiogram |
Antithrombin III | Contrast transesophageal echo (TEE) |
Prothrombin gene mutation | Electroencephalogram (EEG) |
Homocysteine level | Lumbar puncture |
Methyltetrahydrofolate reductase allele (MTHFR) | Holter monitoring |
Fibrinogen disorder | Transcranial doppler |
Plasminogen activator inhibitor disorder | |
Factor VII/VIII elevation | |
Factor XII deficiency | |
Plasma amino acids/urine amino and organic acids | |
Serum and CSF lactate/pyruvate | |
Hemoglobin electrophoresis | |
Triglycerides/cholesterol | |
Lipoprotein (a) | |
Miscellaneous bacterial, fungal, spirochetal, parasitic, | |
viral, and rickettsial tests (i.e., Lyme, PPD, VDRL) | |
Serum and CSF varicella titers | |
HIV titers | |
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