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Eagle syndrome as a cause of transient ischemic attacks Case report 90
You can also purchase online an Individual or Institutional Subscription to this journal or buy one or more printed volumes.Eagle syndrome as a cause of transient ischemic attacks Case report 90.
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Traditional Risk Factors Do Not Explain Higher Stroke Mortality in 'Stroke Belt'
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Dec 30 - While stroke mortality rates are approximately 50% higher than average among residents of the southeastern US -- the so-called 'stroke belt' -- traditional risk factors contribute little to the excess...
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Grand Rounds: Man, 82, With New-Onset Headaches
The patient denied any recent visual changes.His last eye examination had taken place four weeks earlier. He was prescribed new eyeglasses, but he had not yet filled the prescription. He denied having symptoms of transient...
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2-Minute Consultation: Hypotension Calls for Aggressive Monitoring
As with hypertension, clinicians must aggressively monitor hypotension, which is associated with many serious conditions.Zanni is a health systems consultant and psychologist based in Alexandria, Virginia. Up to 30% of individuals are...
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Researchers Identify Two Biomarkers for Ischemic Stroke
A team of investigators report that testing a patients blood for two proteins that occur when inflammation is present could help doctors identify which patients are more likely to have a stroke.Additionally, the two identified...
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Combining DWI and PWI improves lesion detection in TIA
MedWire News: More ischemic lesions are detectable in patients with suspected transient ischemic attack (TIA) with combined diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) than with either modality alone,...
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Access to stroke services is key, says SIGN
The importance of giving patients prompt access to specialist stroke services as quickly as possible after the onset of symptoms has been highlighted in a guideline published by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (8 December...
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TIA bestows ischemic preconditioning on brain
MedWire News: Patients are less likely to die of an ischemic stroke if they previously suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), research suggests.The finding fits with the theory that a mild ischemic insult renders cells...
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Get With the Guidelines initiative improves stroke, TIA care
MedWire News: Implementing the Get With the Guidelines (GWTG)Stroke program achieves sustained improvements in care for hospitalized patients with stroke or transient ischemic attack, research shows.Simply publishing...
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Quality Improvement Program Enhances Stroke Care
BOSTON, Dec.15 -- A quality-improvement program increased compliance with guidelines for stroke treatment issued by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association at nearly 800 hospitals, researchers found. The...
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A review of the epidemiology, classification, and treatment options for myelodysplastic syndromes
Giles MF et al.- About 5% of patients will suffer a stroke within a week of transient ischemic attack, and the number increases to 10-15% at 3 months. The ABCD scoring system quickly and reliably predicts early risk of...
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TCD effective stroke risk screen in clinical practice
50th American Society of Hematology annual meeting; San Francisco, California, USA: 69 December 2008 MedWire News: Regular screening with transcranial Doppler (TCD) to identify children with sickle cell disease (SCD) who are most in need of...
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Transient ischaemic attack caused by an ingested stingray barb
A 76-year-old woman reported a fishbone stuck in her throat, but no foreign body was identified.Eight weeks later, she experienced a transient ischaemic attack, and a stingray barb was subsequently removed from the right...
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Men Over Age 59 With Transient Ischaemic Attack or Stroke May Require Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm:
-- The prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm is significantly increased in men aged 59 years and older who have had a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or stroke, results of a prospective study suggest.The finding could lead...
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St. Jude Medical Announces European Approval and Initial Implant of First Device to Continuously Monitor Elect
- St.Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced European CE Mark approval of its AnalyST implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) with ST Monitoring, a revolutionary device that not only provides life-saving therapy for...
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Patients failing to recognise warning signs and symptoms of stroke
Increase image Nurses need to warn patients more about the warning signs and symptoms of stroke, a new study suggests.The research showed that fewer than one-half of patients experiencing a stroke failed to recognise signs and symptoms.
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Choosing Local Or General Anaesthetic For Carotid Surgery - Study Shows No Difference In Outcome (Gala Trial),
Anaesthetists and doctors, in consultation with their patients, should decide which of general or local anaesthetic is most appropriate for carotid surgery for each individual case - as an Article published Online first and in an upcoming...
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Preparation of agarose coated, solid agarose beads containing secretory cells
Title: United States Patent: RE40,555 Inventors: Jain; Kanti (New York, NY), Rubin; Albert L.(Englewood, NJ), Smith; Barry (New York, NY) Assignee: The Rogosin Institute (New York, NY) Appl. No.: 10/979,527 Filed: November 1, 2004...
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BTG plc: Final Phase II Results of CampathR Multiple Sclerosis Study Published
Results show a significant and sustained reduction in disability and risk of relapse for MS patients on Campath versus those on Rebif London, UK, 23 October 2008: BTG plc (LSE: BGC), the life sciences company, notes the announcement by...
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NMT Medical completes enrollment for PFO/stroke trial
NMT believes that it is the first company to complete enrollment of a prospective, multi-center, randomized, controlled study that examines the potential relationship between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and stroke and transient ischemic...
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