Postmortem examination of Alzheimer brains shows that PiB tracer selectively binds to insoluble A-beta amyloid plaques, but not neurofibrillary tangles.
With improved diagnostic techniques, the etiologic spectrum of downbeat nystagmus can be further refined.
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome can be diagnosed only after elimination of all other causes for unilateral painful ophthalmoparesis.
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CABG does not increase the risk of long-term cognitive decline.
The distribution of Na+/K+ ATPase along the internodal axolemma is reduced in chronic demyelinated lesions and can be non-invasively assessed using magnetization transfer ratios (MTR) and T1 contrast ratios during MR imaging.
Even though rFVIIa reduced hematoma growth, it did not reduce mortality in patients with ICH.
