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Treatment and Outcome after Acute Cervical Artery Occlusion with Stroke; Continuous Transcranial Doppler Insonation Can Determine Recanalization Following Acute Ischemic Stroke; Antithrombotic Therapy Appears to be Safe for Patients with Cerebral Cavernous Malformations
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While EDs are designed to respond to acute care needs, they are often inundated by patients with complex medical, social, and behavioral health problems that require comprehensive solutions. Not surprisingly, the results of this mismatch can involve long wait times, inefficient care, and less than satisfactory outcomes.
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A new study strongly suggests that for children who present to the ED with minor blunt head traumas, a short period of observation can make an important difference in helping clinicians determine whether to order computed tomography (CT) scans or not.
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Repetitive nerve stimulation studies appear to be safe in patients with modern implantable pacemakers and defibrillators.
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A novel target for suppression of cortical spreading depression shows promise in rodent models and in patients with medically refractory migraine with aura.
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Video-oculography reveals spontaneous or gaze-evoked nystagmus in more than a quarter of patients with isolated superior cerebellar infarction.
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Use of dexamethasone in community-acquired bacterial meningitis is associated with long-term survival in treated patients.
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Cholinergic system dysfunction, as measured by short latency afferent inhibition, might contribute to gait abnormality in early stages of Parkinsons disease.
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There are specific injury mechanisms that should lead the practitioner to suspect the presence of intra-abdominal injury, such as a handlebar injury to the upper abdomen and seat belt signs from a motor vehicle accident.