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In this placebo-controlled study, rivastigmine was associated with moderate improvements in dementia associated with Parkinsons disease but also with higher rates of nausea, vomiting, and tremor.
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This phase 1 study shows that cerebral embolectomy with the Merci Retriever was safe and that successful recanalization could benefit a significant number of patients, even when performed in an extended 8-hour time window.
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These findings indicate that autonomic symptoms and deficits are common in diabetes, but mild in severity, and that the correlation between symptom scores and deficits is overall weak in mild diabetic neuropathy, emphasizing the need to separately evaluate autonomic symptoms.
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These data prove the high diagnostic value of our objective EEG criteria in CJD.
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Vitamin E had no significant effects in slowing disease progression, and no significant side effects in the patient population were encountered. Patients who regularly take vitamin E have a 60% reduced risk of getting ALS.
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The most commonly prescribed statins have a low incidence of rhabdomyolysis, according to the results a new study of more than 250,000 patients.
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If routine staining is negative for amyloid, Congo red and thioflavine S staining need be performed, with ultrastructural examination of Epon-embedded nerve. Anti-light-chain and transthyretin immunostaining of frozen nerve completes the investigation.
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The possibility of a bird flu pandemic has health officials worldwide in a high state of alert.
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BAC elements, such as quality of care initiatives and support of the medical organization, did not impact rates of tPA use, but may have had other quality of care effects, such as prevention of stroke-related complications.