Emergency Medicine Reports – April 8, 2012
April 8, 2012
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The Evidence-based Approach to Neurologic Emergencies: Part I: Acute Stroke
Stroke remains a leading cause of death, but the disability associated with a stroke can be devastating and costly. In past decades, little could be done to reduce the morbidity and mortality of stroke. But over the past decade, use of thrombolytics by specialized stroke centers has reduced the morbidity of survivors. However, the reduction of morbidity comes at a cost of an increase in intracerebral hemorrhage, often associated with death. -
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