2014 - Volume 2 - Issue 1 Articles
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Editorial | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450
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Case Series | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is the only FDA approved therapy for acute ischemic stroke. Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) are currently not contraindications, however, data regarding this complex iss.....
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Case Report | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Introduction: Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) has revolutionized the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. However, there remain situations when administration is relatively contraindicated (eg. , arrival outside the accepted treatmen.....
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Research Article | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Background: Rapidly improving or mild symptoms is the most common reason that acute stroke patients arriving within the approved time window are not treated with intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator (IV tPA). We reviewed outcomes at discharg.....
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Research Article | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Background: Neurologists generally consider hemispatial neglect to be the primary cognitive deficit following right hemisphere lesions. However, the right hemisphere has a critical role in many cognitive, communication and social functions; for examp.....
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Case Report | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract We report the case of a young man with recurrent strokes over a four year period, all occurring after leaning forward. He had suffered damage to the right subclavian and right carotid arteries in a car accident 20 years prior. Review of history and i.....
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Review Article | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract The interrelationship between stroke and cancer is complex. Cancer and stroke may occur independently in a given patient, or cancer may directly or indirectly lead to stroke via: hypercoaguability, non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), direct.....
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Research Article | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Introduction: Ischemic stroke has been associated with stunned myocardium and neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE). We studied a population of patients with large vessel brainstem ischemic stroke to see if there was an increased risk of pulmonary edema a.....
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Research Article | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Background: Despite 50 years of research, prognostication post cardiac arrest traditionally occurs at 72 hours. We tested the accuracy of a novel bedside score within 24 hours of hospital admission, in predicting neurologically intact survival. Metho.....
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Review Article | ArticleJanuary 28, 2014 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Recent advances in neuroimaging contribute to new insights regarding brain-behavior relationships and expand understanding of the functional neuroanatomy of language. Modern concepts of the functional neuroanatomy of language invoke rich and complex .....