93% of patients for whom a Stroke Alert was activated had at least one vascular risk factor. Univariate analysis found that seizure history, seizure at onset, negative findings on neurological exam, and lower scores on three different stroke scales/screen were associated with stroke mimic. ...
Realistically, however, in today's world of acute stroke metrics including door-to-CT and door-to-TPA times, with many institutions (including my own) embracing a "direct-to-CT" clinical pathway, the time that an ED provider spends with his/her hands on a patient with an acute neurologic...
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Definition Suppose that you are jogging with a friend when you notice numbness on the right side of your body. Your friend continues to jog ahead while you are unable to run. You try to call out for help, but you are suddenly unable to speak. Your vision becomes cloudy and you experienc...
When Alberto was a young boy, his mother had a stroke and developed a neurological disorder as a result. Because of that, Alberto wants to be a brain researcher. But he's a little unsure about what research into neurological disorders entails. ...
This is the only convenient, reliable way to watch out for high blood pressure, because the condition is known for showing few symptoms. That’s how it earned the nickname “the silent killer.” High blood pressure can raise your risk of stroke, heart failure, and heart attacks, but it ...
-consistencies in exam Diagnostic testing: -brain: MRI vs. CT -PET/ SPECT -spine: MRI -CSF -EEG -nerve conduction studies -electromyography MRI -best for posterior fossa, spine, masses, early stroke (but not used b/c of time it takes) ...
neurological exam with associated new infarct or infarct expansion in the posterior circulation.#Results:A total of 135 patients were included in the study... H Uppal,A Saherwala,K Dang,... - 《Stroke》 被引量: 0发表: 2024年 Infarct growth velocity predicts early neurological outcomes in sin...
what helps them and what makes their symptoms worse—all those basics that we learn in medical school that we know are at least 75% of getting the right diagnosis can be done via video; we can then adapt most parts of our physical exam to be done via video too. This is true, no ma...
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