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The Traveler in the ED: Initial Evaluation
Emergency physicians are very comfortable and well trained to evaluate patients of all ages with fever or other signs of infection. However, this familiar comfort quickly evaporates when evaluating the same symptoms in a patient with history of international travel. -
Full June 23, 2008 Issue in PDF
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Intracerebral Hemorrhage
This paper reviews hemorrhagic stroke with emphasis on non-traumatic primary intracerebral hemorrhage. -
Full June 9, 2008 Issue in PDF
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PiB PET Visualizes Alzheimer Plaques, not Tangles
Postmortem examination of Alzheimer brains shows that PiB tracer selectively binds to insoluble A-beta amyloid plaques, but not neurofibrillary tangles. -
Downbeat Nystagmus: Etiology and Comorbidity in 117 Patients
With improved diagnostic techniques, the etiologic spectrum of downbeat nystagmus can be further refined. -
Clinical Characteristics of Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome can be diagnosed only after elimination of all other causes for unilateral painful ophthalmoparesis. -
Pharmacology Watch
Shingles vaccine added to CDC list of vaccines for adults 60 and older; CDC recommends Tdap for postpartum women; new study suggests sequential therapy with antibiotics for H. pylori may be more effective than standard therapy; FDA Actions. -
Long-Term Cognitive Decline and Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
CABG does not increase the risk of long-term cognitive decline. -
Can Clinical Progression in Multiple Sclerosis Occur Before Axonal Loss?
The distribution of Na+/K+ ATPase along the internodal axolemma is reduced in chronic demyelinated lesions and can be non-invasively assessed using magnetization transfer ratios (MTR) and T1 contrast ratios during MR imaging.