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Withdrawal of statin therapy in acute ischemic stroke may lead to increases in death and disability.
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Outcomes for treatment of stroke with intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) were similar at community hospitals supported by telemedicine consultation with stroke experts compared to academic stroke centers.
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A large difference between preoperative blood pressure and intraoperative perfusion pressure increases the risk of postoperative cognitive impairment and stroke.
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Young women with recent probable migraine with visual aura are at increased risk of ischemic stroke, especially if they both smoke and use oral contraceptives. Even though their absolute risk of stroke is low, these patients should be encouraged to stop smoking.
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Dementia with Lewy bodies is associated with greater temporal, parietal, and occipital lobe atrophy than Parkinson's disease with dementia.
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Idiopathic peroneal neuropathy may be associated with entrapment in a tunnel formed by the short head of the biceps femoris muscle.
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This retrospective study correlates neuroimaging lesion distribution with periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDS) and points out the different characteristics of PLEDS from cortical vs. subcortical origin.
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Stopping statins, even briefly, after stroke or cardiovascular surgery increases vascular complications according to 3 new studies.
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Over half of patients with atrial fibrillation are over age 75 years, yet there is concern about the risk of serious hemorrhage in these patients on warfarin.
