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In Patients with Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intensive Lowering of Blood Pressure Does Not Improve Outcome
intensive treatment of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage to achieve a target systolic blood pressure < 120 mmHg did not result in a lower rate of death or disability, but did result in an increased rate of renal adverse events.
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Stiff-Person Spectrum Disorder: What Can Antibody Profiles Tell Us?
This retrospective study of 121 patients with stiff-person spectrum disorder extensively examined antibody correlates of clinical features. Anti-GAD65 antibodies were highly associated with typical stiff-person syndrome, and anti-GlyR antibodies with SPS-plus. However, presence of anti-GAD antibodies predicted worse outcome than presence of antiGlyR antibodies, independent of clinical subtype.
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Structural and Functional Imaging ‘Phenotypes’ in Refractory Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Patients
Using high-resolution 3-T magnetic resonance imaging, temporal lobe epilepsy-hippocampal sclerosis showed significant preoperative ipsilateral volume loss, T2 hyperintensity, and mean diffusivity increases across all subfields, with the greatest effects seen anteriorly. However, temporal lobe epilepsy-gliosis showed increased volume in the dentate gyrus bilaterally, and more focal and subtle increases in T2 intensity and mean diffusivity.
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What is the End Game in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Progression?
Cerebellar and psychiatric symptoms at diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease may portend a higher risk for more rapid development of akinetic mutism.
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For Migraine Pain, Green Light May Give Relief
Migraine-related photophobia appears to originate in cone-driven retinal pathways and is then mediated by thalamic neurons. Green light causes less stimulation than other colors.
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome in the Elderly
Guillain-Barré syndrome in the very old (> 80 years of age) results in more severe disease with poorer recovery.
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Proportional Assist Ventilation and Lung Protection in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Way Forward
A post-hoc analysis found that once patients were allowed to control their breathing pattern on high-level proportional assist ventilation, they continued to maintain an estimated driving pressure remarkably close to that measured during lung protective ventilation.
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How Good Is Passive Leg Raise at Predicting Fluid Responsiveness?
In a meta-analysis of 23 clinical trials, passive leg raise was shown to be an excellent predictor of fluid responsiveness.
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ICU Outcomes and Triage in Elderly Patients with Advanced Cancer
Here are the stats for those patients who are 80 years and older.
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Is This ECG Normal for Age?
The seemingly tall lateral chest lead R waves are not outside the normal range for a child this age.