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What's wrong with care transitions? Ask patients
The patients who come into hospitals are often very ill and not in the best state. But give them a chance to help improve care, and if they are able, they are almost always willing. -
Hospital Peer Review - Full February 2014 Issue in PDF
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Demyelination and Deoxygenation?
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Can Measuring Iron in MS Provide Insight into Disease?
In a large histopathological study, the distribution of nonheme iron and the expression of iron-related proteins in multiple sclerosis (MS) brains were compared to controls. -
Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature
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Thymectomy for Juvenile Myasthenia
Although never confirmed in a randomized clinical trial, thymectomy appears to be efficacious in children with antibody-positive myasthenia gravis. -
Levodopa-Carbidopa Intraintestinal Infusion: Benefits in Advanced Parkinson's Disease
In this 12-week, randomized, double-blind and double-dummy trial, intrajejunal infusion of levodopa-carbidopa gel decreased "off" time by almost 2 hours more than oral levodopa-carbidopa in individuals with Parkinson's disease suffering motor fluctuations. -
Neurology Alert - Full March 2014 Issue in PDF
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Prognosis of First-Degree AV Block
Although long believed to be benign, first-degree AV block has recently been shown to be associated with atrial fibrillation development, pacemaker need, and all-cause mortality. -
Are Implanted Defibrillator Therapies Deactivated at End of Life?
This study aimed to determine the incidence of appropriate shocks, inappropriate shocks, and device malfunction prior to death in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).