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The strong correlation between reduction of aura symptoms and migraine attacks stresses the potential role of aura-like events.
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'Idiopathic' RBD patients with olfactory impairment might present with stage 2 preclinical alpha-synucleinopathy.
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By Matthew Fink, MD
Vice Chairman, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Medical College, and Chief of Division of Stroke and Critical Care Neurology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Fink reports no consultant, stockholder, speakers bureau, research, or other relationship related to this field of study.
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By John J. Caronna, MD
Vice Chairman, Department of Neurology, Cornell University Medical Center and Professor of Clinical Neurology, New York Hospital
Dr. Caronna reports no consultant, stockholder, speakers bureau, research, or other relationship related to this field of study.
Synopsis: Acute MRI is useful in making triage decisions for patients with TIA or minor stroke because it reliably divides such patients into benign, intermediate, and poor prognosis groups.
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Partial Liquid Ventilation (PLV) with Perfluorocarbon (PFC) has been demonstrated in animal models of acute lung injury to recruit dependent lung regions (the so-called "liquid PEEP" effect), to redistribute blood flow to better ventilated regions, to thus improve gas exchange compared with conventional ventilation, and also to facilitate the clearance of retained secretions.
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A prospective, multi-center randomized trial was performed to determine the feasibility of the semirecumbent position (goal, head of bed elevation [HOB] 45°) and its impact on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
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Can Plavix Add to the Efficacy of Aspirin?; Prevention of Hypertension?; Estrogen Alternatives; FDA Actions
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In 1976, piehl and brown showed, in a retrospective study, that the prone position improved oxygenation in 5 patients with the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).