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Does Finding the Portal of Entry of Bacteria in Infective Endocarditis Matter?

A comprehensive, systematic search for the portal of bacterial entry in infective endocarditis is frequently successful and affords an opportunity to prevent recurrent episodes.

Does the Use of Saline vs Buffered Crystalloid Reduce Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in ICU?

The use of a buffered crystalloid compared with saline did not reduce the risk of acute kidney injury in patients receiving crystalloid fluid therapy in the ICU.

Effects of a Rapid Response System Driven by Real-time Automated Clinical Alerts

The addition of an automated real-time clinical deterioration alert system to a rapid response system had marginal effects.

A Brief Report of Clinical Trials Results from the 2016 International Stroke Conference

This article provides an overview of the research presented at the 2016 International Stroke Conference.

Hypoxia-induced Migraine

Hypoxia-induced migraine attacks with and without aura, in an experimental paradigm, were accompanied by dilation of cranial arteries in individuals who have migraine with aura, as well as in healthy control subjects.

Predicting Seizure Recurrence with Routine EEG after First Unprovoked Seizure

The authors systematically reviewed prospective and retrospective studies of adults and children undergoing routine electroencephalography (EEG) after a first unprovoked seizure who were followed for at least 1 year. Using positive likelihood ratios, an adult and child with epileptiform discharges on EEG were estimated to have a 77% and 66% probability, respectively, of recurrent seizures.

Pick Disease: Picking Away at the Pathology

The neuropathologic changes of Pick disease may sequentially progress through the brain in specified phases over time and may correlate with the progression of clinical symptoms.

Thalamic Pain: Who Is Likely to Develop This Disorder?

In a careful anatomic and physiologic study of patients with thalamic stroke, the authors demonstrated that the combination of anterior pulvinar nucleus involvement with spinothalamic dysfunction predicts a “thalamic pain syndrome” with > 90% sensitivity.

Peripheral Nerve Disorders After Cardiac Surgery

Following cardiac surgery, about 6% of patients will suffer a peripheral nerve injury, mostly due to compression, traction, or nerve ischemia. Proper patient positioning can prevent most of these injuries.

Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke

MONOGRAPH: The faster definitive stroke treatment is administered, the better the outcomes. Unfortunately, most patients arrive too late.