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Severe Vitamin D deficiency appears to worsen dementia and supplementation may be beneficial.
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Controversy remains regarding the optimal blood pressure early in the course of ischemic stroke.
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A novel technique used to study deviations in the subjective visual vertical may assist in the localization of brainstem lesions.
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The applause sign is a nonspecific indicator of frontal lobe dysfunction and is not specific to Parkinsonian disorders.
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Early plasmapheresis and high-dose intravenous corticosteroids may be as effective as conventional oral corticosteroid therapy in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
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Twenty highly active patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) stabilized after treatment with mitoxantrone. All patients tolerated treatment without significant safety concerns. Mitoxantrone may be an option for NMO given its differential inhibitory effect on subsets of B-cells.
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As ED overcrowding becomes more widespread, the companion problem of ambulance diversion becomes increasingly acute at EDs across the nation.
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Online posts often contain more data than were really intended, says Michael Blaivas, MD, RDMS, professor of emergency medicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Northside Hospital Forsyth in Cumming, GA, and patients may be able to pick themselves out.
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With some hospitals being designated as demonstrating excellence in the care of stroke patients, does this mean a patient can successfully sue the ED if he or she is not treated at one of those facilities?