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This multicenter study compared genotype data to establish that mutations in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA1) gene are a risk factor for developing dementia with Lewy bodies.
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Clopidogrel Added to Aspirin Reduces Ischemic Stroke Risk after TIA or Minor Stroke; Women Are at Greater Risk of Dying from Stroke Than Men
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In this case-control study, the authors report that there is no difference in the prevalence of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis vs non-multiple sclerosis participants.
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Patients presenting with tumefactive demyelinating lesions have MRI characteristics indistinguishable from a primary central nervous system tumor. Many patients go on to have relapsing-remitting disease and may have recurrence of tumefactive lesions.
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Sera from patients with Bickerstaff brainstem encephalitis demonstrate the ability to disrupt the blood-brain barrier; sera from Miller Fisher syndrome do not.
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Childhood fibromuscular dysplasia is a fairly distinct entity from the typical adult form, and the "string of beads" finding on angiography is relatively uncommon.
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Despite better compliance with hand hygiene and screening, use of isolation, and other techniques, ICUs remain notorious breeding grounds for hospital-acquired infections. A universal decolonization strategy reduces the total number of ICU bloodborne infections.
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With the beginning of another year, many will be resolving to lose some weight. According to consumer surveys conducted for industries manufacturing low-calorie foods and beverages, 54% of Americans were trying to lose weight in 2010, up from 33% in 2004 and 24% in 2000.1 The U.S. market for all weight loss products and services is now worth $60.9 billion.2