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Repetitive nerve stimulation studies appear to be safe in patients with modern implantable pacemakers and defibrillators.
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A novel target for suppression of cortical spreading depression shows promise in rodent models and in patients with medically refractory migraine with aura.
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Video-oculography reveals spontaneous or gaze-evoked nystagmus in more than a quarter of patients with isolated superior cerebellar infarction.
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Use of dexamethasone in community-acquired bacterial meningitis is associated with long-term survival in treated patients.
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Cholinergic system dysfunction, as measured by short latency afferent inhibition, might contribute to gait abnormality in early stages of Parkinsons disease.
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Beta-blockers and noncardiac surgery; prenatal medication exposure and risk of autism; reasons for statin discontinuations; and FDA actions.
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Nocturnal calf cramps are usually benign and respond to stretching and muscle-strengthening exercises.
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Which Patients Taking Warfarin for Atrial Fibrillation Have an Ongoing Risk for Stroke?; Who Gets Chronic Pain After a Stroke?; Clinical Features and Outcome of Basilar Artery Occlusion
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In a study of the elderly who are normal or have mild cognitive impairment, vascular brain disease and brain amyloid deposition appear to be independent risks for dementia.
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The combination of interferon beta 1a (30 mcg IM weekly) and glatiramer acetate was not more effective on annualized relapse rate in multiple sclerosis compared to either treatment alone.