Neurology
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At-Home Stroke Rehab Program as Effective as Outpatient Training
Major Finding: Patients who began an in-home exercise program 2 months after stroke improved their gait speed by 0.23 m/s at 6 months, which was...
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Spot Sign Predicts Intracerebral Hemorrhage Growth
Major Finding: Approximately 30% of patients with ICH will have a "spot sign" on CT angiography, which is associated with hematoma growth and poor...
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Data Link High Oral Cleft Risk to Topiramate
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Rule Can Predict Walking Outcomes After Spinal Cord Injury
Major Finding: A prediction rule using age and neurologic testing at four sites was highly accurate (with an area under the ROC curve of 0.96) in...
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Registry Supports MERCI Trials Data, but Methods Criticized
Major Finding: Use of the MERCI clot retrieval device resulted in successful recanalization in 80% of patients, good 90-day functional outcomes in...
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Extreme BMI Associated With Deep Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Major Finding: BMI of less than 18.5 kg/m2 or greater than 30 kg/m2 in men and BMI of greater than 30 kg/m2 in women were associated with...
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New Dietary Factors Associated With Greater Risk for Stroke
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Carotid Bypass Offers No Benefit in Preventing Secondary Stroke
Major Finding: In patients with cerebral ischemia and recent stroke, a second stroke occurred after 2 years in 21% of patients who underwent...
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FDA Says No to Oral Multiple Sclerosis Drug
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Doubt Cast on Major Role for PFO Closure in Cryptogenic Stroke
Major Finding: Among patients with a recent history of cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack and a patent foramen ovale, endovascular...
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Prophylactic Levetiracetam Fails to Reduce Post-TBI Seizures
Major Finding: Posttraumatic seizure rates were 1.9% with prophylactic levetiracetam and 2.0% without the anticonvulsant.Data Source:...