Effect of simvastatin on ischemic signs and symptoms in the Scandinavian simvastatin survival study (4S0). Am J Cardiol 1998; 81: 333±335.Pedersen TR, Kjekshus J, Pyorala K et al. Effect of simvastatin on ischemic signs and symptoms in the Scandinavian simvastatin survival study (4S). Am...
What are the signs and symptoms of an ischemic stroke?Signs and symptoms may begin suddenly and worsen quickly. Any of the following may appear minutes or hours after a stroke:Severe headache Loss of vision in one or both eyes Numbness, tingling, weakness, or paralysis on one side of your...
Signs and symptoms Consider stroke in any patient presenting with acute neurologic deficit or any alteration in level of consciousness. Common stroke signs and symptoms include the following: Abrupt onset of hemiparesis, monoparesis, or (rarely) quadriparesis Hemisensory deficits Monocular or binocu...
Significant trends were that women more commonly presented with fatigue (P = 0.02), disorientation (P = 0.04), and fever (P = 0.02), whereas men more commonly presented with sensory abnormalities (P = 0.02). Conclusions There were gender differences in signs and symptoms at presentation of ...
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Signs and symptoms Mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy Signs of mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy include: Muscle tone may be slightly increased and deep tendon reflexes may be brisk during the first few days Transient behavioral abnormalities, such as poor feeding, irritability, or excessive crying ...
Transient ischemic attack (TIA, Mini-Stroke):Aneurologicalevent with the signs and symptoms of astroke, but which go away within a short period of time. Also called a mini-stroke, a TIA is due to a temporary lack of adequate blood and oxygen (ischemia) to the brain. This is often caus...
supply even for a few seconds then brain function is disrupted and may lead to a host of signs and symptoms. However, when the blood is cut off for longer periods, like several minutes, the brain cells will die at the affected area and permanently lead to some level of neurological ...
Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) (defined as impaired coronary flow reserve [CFR] and/or high index of microvascular resistance) and/or endothelial dysfunction is seen in at least 50% of women with signs and symptoms of ischemia with no obstructive coronary arteries.48,49 CFR may be meas...
Signs and symptoms may vary between patients and their degree of physiological compensation. Some patient may be asymptomatic or present with mild anginal chest pain and dyspnea on exertion whereas some patients may present with overt heart failure symptoms which include dyspnea, orthopnea, poor ...