Yves Dauvilliers, MD, PhD, Ronald B. Postuma, MD, MSc, Luigi Ferini-Strambi, MD, et al. Neurology. Originally published June 11, 2013. “REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by abnormal behaviors associated with dream mentation and loss of REM sleep atonia. Most patients with idiopathic…
Early Dual versus Mono Antiplatelet Therapy for Acute Non-Cardioembolic Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ka Sing Lawrence Wong, Yilong Wang, Xinyi Leng, Chen Mao, Jinling Tang, Philip M. W. Bath, Hugh S. Markus, Philip B. Gorelick, Liping Liu, Wenhua Lin, and Yongjun Wang Circulation. Originally published September 12, 2013. “For patients with acute non-cardioembolic…
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Antithrombotic Therapy for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
Carlo Patrono and Felicita Andreotti. Circulation. 2013;128:684-686. Originally published July 16, 2013. “Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, is estimated to affect 1.5% to 2.0% of the general population, that is, at least 100 million people worldwide. Left untreated, patients…
Long-Term Effects of Secondary Prevention on Cognitive Function in Stroke Patients
Abdel Douiri, Christopher McKevitt, Eva S. Emmett, Anthony G. Rudd, and Charles D. A. Wolfe. Circulation. Originally published August 9, 2013. For our patients with ischaemic strokes without history of atrial fibrillation, we must target vascular risk factors as a key…