According to the recently described score for small vascular lesions [22], we rated the total MRI burden of CSVD on an ordinal scale from 0–4 by counting the presence of each of the four MRI features of CSVD: lacunes (1 point if ≥ 1 lacune present), any cerebral microbleed (1 ...
2004). Ten patients with cirrhosis admitted to hospital with SIRS secondary to infections were given an oral amino-acid solution to mimic the nitrogenous dump from a gastrointestinal bleed. Neuropsychological testing was performed before administration of the solution and at 2 and 4 h after ...
Glodzik et al. reviewed the impact effect of blood pressure in cognitively intact elderly people with and without hypertension. They noted that only people with hypertension who had an overall reduction in mean arterial pressure (MAP) showed decreased memory and increased CSF p-tau181 levels. In ...
2]. A considerable proportion of elderly individuals are on oral anticoagulants due to cardiovascular problems. TBI is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality in older patients [3,4]. The intake of oral anticoagulants aggravates the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage following...
Alternatively, blood tests for brain injury may not be as obviously and tangibly convincing for clinicians who may still feel compelled to perform a CT of the head to rule out a brain bleed. What is the new hope presented with the recent approval of Abbott’s Alinity i TBI test? The new...