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            This condition preferentially affects large myelinated fibers of the posterior roots, may respond favorably to treatment, and may be a restricted form of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
          
          
         
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            Current clinical trial evidence favors the use of aspirin or clopidogrel as first-line agents for the majority of patients with vascular disease.
          
          
         
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            The Medical Letter describes rifaximin as one alternative to a quinolone antibiotic for treatment of travelers diarrhea, while noting that for severe diarrhea a fluoroquinolone is preferred.
          
          
         
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            The first head-to-head comparison study of an ACE inhibitor and an angiotensin receptor blocker, to assess renoprotective effects in type 2 diabetes, has shown that the drugs are comparable in their benefit.
          
          
         
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            SOS, in part, can be attributed to PD-specific pathology because disease duration and subjective disease severity have been shown to be predictors of SOS.
          
          
         
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            The severity of the neuropathy and the availability of potential treatments, including avoidance of provocative factors, make identification important.
          
          
         
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            These results demonstrate a major role of carotid thrombosis and inflammation in ischemic stroke in patients affected by carotid atherosclerotic disease.
          
          
         
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            The mortality associated with bacterial meningitis remains high, and the strongest risk factors for an unfavorable outcome are those that are indicative of systemic compromise, a low level of consciousness, and infection with S. pneumoniae.
          
          
         
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