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VIDEO: Sildenafil improves cerebrovascular reactivity in chronic TBI
Sildenafil may be a useful therapy for TBI because it can correct deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity.
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Fentanyl in the cath lab questioned
BARCELONA – Does the powerful opiate interfere with platelet inhibition?
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Over 40% of Americans have experience with medical errors
Misdiagnosis was the most-reported mistake in a national survey.
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Two Senators reach deal on a health law fix
Even if it fails, the deal revives something that has been almost completely missing in Congress for the past 8 years – bipartisan compromise.
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VIDEO: Mobile stroke units aren’t just expensive toys
Mobile stroke units can deliver stroke diagnosis and treatment, circumventing the transportation time to the emergency department. But are they...
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MI, stroke risk from HFrEF surpasses HFpEF
DALLAS – Events go up as ejection fraction declines.
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Further evidence supports link between Zika and GBS
How can health care professionals better identify GBS during Zika outbreaks?
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MRI brainstem volume loss predicts SUDEP
SAN DIEGO – Study shows brainstem MRI ought to be further studied as a clinically useful biomarker to identify patients at risk for SUDEP.
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Eye movement, not CT or MRI, rules out posterior stroke
“Physiology beats anatomy in the acute phase,” Dr. David Newman-Toker said in regard to the results of a meta-analysis.
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Young adult stroke survivors have distinct risk profile
An analysis of rehospitalization shows associations with blood sugar problems and dyslipidemia, but not hypertension or smoking.
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VIDEO: Rethinking deep brain stimulation for depression
Positive long-term, open-label trial results are prompting investigators to think how they might adapt approaches to future research.