Neurology
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Study identifies factors for minimizing the impact of Alzheimer’s genetic risk
Key clinical point: Enhancing cognitive reserve and improving certain health and psychosocial factors may minimize the deleterious cognitive...
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Vagal stimulation may help upper limb stroke recovery
Key clinical point: Vagus nerve stimulation paired with physical therapy may improve functional recovery in upper limbs after stroke.
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Stepped-care intervention beats usual care in veterans with chronic pain
Key clinical point: A combination of pain relief, self-management strategies, and cognitive-behavioral therapy achieves greater reductions in...
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Vertebrobasilar disease, low distal flow triggers strokes
Key clinical point: Following posterior-circulation ischemic stroke, patients with vertebrobasilar disease and low distal blood flow had...
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Thrombolysis gap for stroke octogenarians disappears
Key clinical point: By 2010, U.S. ischemic stroke patients aged 80 or older received thrombolytic treatment as often as younger patients. Major...
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General anesthesia linked to worsened stroke outcomes
Key clinical point: Post hoc analysis of acute ischemic stroke patients treated intra-arterially suggests that avoiding general anesthesia...