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Under-triage, or assessing patients as being less ill than they actually are, can lead to treatment delays and adverse outcomes, including serious injury and even death.
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an irregular, disorganized, electrical activity of the atria. It is characterized by uncoordinated atrial activity that leads to inefficient atrial contraction and impaired ventricular filling.
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Of all ischemic stroke patients treated with iv al- teplase (tPA), only about half will achieve recanalization and have a good outcome (mRS 0 to 2).
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Children with isolated growth hormone deficiency have lower IQ, worse motor skills, and several brain regions with smaller volumes than carefully selected controls.
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New treatment for prostate cancer; avastin and breast cancer; new CMS disclosure rule; and FDA actions.
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Detailed neuropathological investigation of patients with sensory neuronopathy and polymerase γ mutations revealed evidence of posterior column atrophy in spinal cord sections and marked neuronal cell loss with severe mitochondrial biochemical abnormalities (involving respiratory chain complexes I and IV) in the dorsal root ganglia.
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Small fiber neuropathy (SFN) is a relatively common disorder that affects small somatic and/or autonomic nerves. Known causes include diabetes, vitamin B12 deficiency, and Sjogren's syndrome among others, although the condition is idiopathic in most cases.
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This study validated that anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies are highly specific (99.8%) for Devic's disease and related disorders when tested in a large series of miscellaneous autoimmune and non-autoimmune systemic diseases.