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Similar Long-term Outcomes for Stenting and Endarterectomy for Carotid Stenosis
Periprocedural risk is higher in patients undergoing carotid artery stenting compared to carotid endarterectomy.
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MRI of the Brachial and Lumbar Plexus Assists in the Diagnosis of CIDP
MRI of the brachial plexus and/or lumbar plexus may be helpful in making a diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculopathy in patients who do not meet the standard criteria. Imaging findings include increased signal intensity, nerve hypertrophy, and nerve contrast enhancement.
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Avoid Surprise Migraine Triggers
The degree of unexpectedness or “surprisal” associated with known migraine triggers is a predictor of headache attacks. Social avoidance behavior is positively correlated with headache disability, pain, and depression, but there is a negative correlation between headache pain endurance and anxiety.
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Alcohol Consumption and Migraine
In this observational, cross-sectional survey performed via an online questionnaire, researchers confirmed that alcohol consumption is a common trigger for migraine, and red wine is the type of alcohol cited as a trigger most frequently.
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REM Behavior Disorder, Dementia, and Parkinson’s Disease
In this well-designed prospective cohort study of patients with REM behavior disorder, the investigators reported that 73.5% of patients developed a neurodegenerative disorder after a 12-year follow-up.
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MRI Investigation of Brain Abnormalities in Friedreich’s Ataxia
Friedreich’s ataxia (FRDA) is characterized by progressive weakness, sensory loss, ataxia, and dysarthria starting in childhood. The authors of this MRI-based study demonstrated that structural damage is limited to the spinal cord, red nucleus, and cerebellar peduncles in young FRDA patients, but progresses to widespread cerebral damage in adult FRDA patients.
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Volume Overload: Acute Decompensated Heart Failure in the Emergency Department
This article will focus primarily on the important aspects of acute decompensated heart failure in the emergency setting. The authors will include a brief synopsis of noncardiogenic pulmonary edema to highlight key principles in the diagnosis and management.
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Oregon POLST Being Completed More Often and Earlier
Of Oregonians who died between 2015 and 2016, 45% had POLST forms in the registry, compared with about 31% between 2010 and 2011.
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Chaplains Can Have ‘Huge Impact’ on Patient Care — If They Are Called
Critical care nurses need to incorporate board-certified chaplains’ contributions into the patient plan of care during bedside report, the authors of a recent paper argued.
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Dementia Program Linked to High Hospice Use, Low Acute Care Utilization
Patients participating in a comprehensive dementia care co-management program were highly involved in advance care planning, high rates of hospice use, and lower acute care visits near the end of life, according to a recent study.