Neurology
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Uncommon strain of enterovirus causes paralytic symptoms in children
Investigators at the University of Virginia encountered a patient with acute flaccid myelitis caused by enterovirus C105, not the more common D68...
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Most hospitals overestimate their door-to-needle performance
Key clinical point: Personnel at most hospitals, particularly the lowest-performing hospitals, greatly overestimate their performance at giving...
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Corpus callosum functioning, structural integrity impaired in some TBI patients
Half of the pediatric TBI patients studied had significantly slower interhemispheric transfer times than the control group.
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Joint Commission launches hospital acute stroke certification
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Player-to-player contact, not ‘heading,’ is main source of soccer concussions
Head contact with other players, not with the ball, is the main source of concussions among high-school soccer players of both sexes.
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Intranasal evaporative cooling quickly quelled migraine
Key clinical point: A few minutes of concentrated intranasal hypothermia shows promise as rescue therapy for migraine attacks. Major finding:...
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SVS: Don’t let TPA delay urgent carotid interventions for mild and moderate strokes
Tissue plasminogen activator may not contraindicate urgent carotid endarterectomies or stenting.
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AHS: Intravenous diphenhydramine does not improve acute migraine outcomes
Intravenous diphenhydramine 50 mg combined with metoclopramide 10 mg IV did not induce a significantly improved sustained response, when compared...
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VIDEO: Anticipatory guidance can reduce chronic postconcussion syndrome
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Updated acute stroke guideline boosts thrombectomy
Key clinical point: Pivotal new evidence prompted several changes in the 2013 AHA/ASA clinical practice guideline for early endovascular treatment...