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Consequences of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Young Adults
Intracerebral hemorrhage accounts for 10-20% of all strokes in North America and Europe, with an overall incidence of 25 cases per 100,000 population annually. In this study, the authors evaluated the long-term survival and recovery of 268 1-month survivors ages 16-49 years to assess the prognosis of intracerebral hemorrhage in the younger group.
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Can Dietary Intervention Delay the Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease?
In a prospective study of an elderly population, moderate adherence to the MIND diet was associated with a 53% reduction in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Diagnosing POLG-related Diseases
Mutations of the polymerase-gamma subunit in mitochondrial DNA is a common cause of adult mitochondrial syndromes, such as myopathies, encephalopathies, epilepsy, and ataxias.
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Prevalence of Rest Tremor in Essential Tremor
Rest tremor is seen in patients with more advanced essential tremor, yet its prevalence varies significantly between patient groups.
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Neuronal Injury in Mild AD
Cerebrospinal fluid visinin-like protein 1 is a useful marker, along with CSF tau and phospho-tau measurements, to predict brain atrophy and neurodegeneration in patients who carry a clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Serum and CSF Biomarkers of Brain Injury After Sports-related Concussion
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: So far none of the currently measured biomarkers has sufficient sensitivity or specificity to be clinically useful.
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Risk of NSAID use in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy after myocardial infarction
Among patients receiving antithrombotic therapy after MI, the use of NSAIDs was associated with increased risk of bleeding and excess thrombotic events, even after short-term treatment.
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Early, goal-directed therapy of septic shock
One thousand two hundred sixty patients with early septic shock were randomized to early, goal-directed therapy vs. usual care. Hemodynamic management according to a strict protocol did not lead to an improvement in outcome.
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Hospital wards with higher rates of antibiotic prescribing associated with increased risk for C. diff infection
A retrospective observational study found that among hospitalized patients, ward-level antibiotic prescribing was associated with a significantly increased risk for C. difficile infection beyond what would be expected with patient-level antibiotic use.
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Vasospastic angina with myocardial infarction – more dangerous than once thought?
Patients with vasospastic angina and a type II myocardial infarction have a worse prognosis than previous believed.