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FollowOutcome After Conservative Management or Intervention for Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
Rustam Al-Shahi Salman, PhD, Philip M White, FRCR, Carl E Counsell, MD, Johann du Plessis, FRCR, Janneke van Beijnum, MD, Colin B Josephson, MD, Tim Wilkinson, MRCP, Catherine J Wedderburn, MBChB, Zoe Chandy, MB, ChB, Jerome St George, FRCS, SN,…
The Quest to Prevent Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: Fighting the Fluttering Heart in Singapore
Orlanda Goh, MBBS, Gillianne Lai, MBBS, Tian Ming Tu, MRCP, Kim En Lee, FRCP. Neurology. Originally published June 3, 2014. “For all patients with AF, each successfully conducted electrical activity has potential to cause a debilitating stroke. Whether a clot will…
Diagnostic precision of PET imaging and functional MRI in disorders of consciousness: a clinical validation study
Johan Stender, MD, Olivia Gosseries, PhD, Marie-Aurelie Bruno, PhD, Vanessa Charland-Verville, MSc, Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, PhD, Athena Demertzi, PhD, Camille Chatelle, PhD, Marie Thonnard, MSc, Aurore Thibaut, MSc, Lizette Heine, MSc, Andrea Soddu, PhD, Melanie Boly, PhD, Caroline Schnakers, PhD, Albert…
Monetary Costs of Dementia in the United States
Michael D Hurd, PhD, Paco Martorell, PhD, Adeline Delavande, PhD, Kathleen J Mullen, PhD, Kenneth M Langa, MD, PhD. New England Journal of Medicine. Originally published April 4, 2013. “Dementia, a chronic disease of aging characterized by progressive cognitive decline that…
Cognitive outcomes of patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
Jennifer E Fugate, DO, Samuel A Moore, MD, David S Knopman, MD, et al. Neurology. Originally published July 2, 2013. “Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest strikes suddenly and is frequently fatal.” “During a cardiac arrest, neuronal injury begins to occur because blood flow…
Prospective study of restless legs syndrome and mortality among men
Yanping Li, PhD, Wei Wang, MD, PhD, John W Winkelman, MD, PhD, et al. Neurology. Originally published July 2, 2013. “Restless legs syndrome is a bothersome chronic condition, characterized by an almost irresistible urge to move the legs and usually occurring…
Management of carotid stenosis in women: Consensus document
Paola De Rango, MD, PhD, Martin M Brown, MA, MD, FRCP, Leys Didier, MD, PhD, et al. Neurology. Originally published June 11, 2013. “Symptomatic women with severe carotid stenosis can be managed by CEA (carotid endarterectomy) provided that the perioperative risk of…
Family history of idiopathic REM behavior disorder: A multicenter case-control study
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…