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In this study, scala and colleagues compared the clinical outcomes of patients with acute respiratory failure due to COPD exacerbations and different degrees of altered levels of consciousness.
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Investigators at the university of amsterdam performed an extensive review of articles, retrieved via Medline, that reported ICU outcomes in very elderly patients.
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More than 20 years ago, case reports appeared in the literature describing a neuromuscular abnormality that developed as a consequence of critical illness.
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The results of this study underline the uncertainty regarding the risk/benefit ratio of rtPA treatment in acute stroke in patients older than 80 years of age.
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Treatment of GBS should not be only aimed at improving patients' disability but also at limiting the impact of the disease on their social life.
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Visual hallucinations, extrapyramidal motor signs, and visuoconstructional impairments at time of presentation are strongly suggestive of a diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies.
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Left insular strokes are associated with more cardiac complications than strokes that damage other brain regions.
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Rapamycin was effective in the treatment of low-grade gliomas in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex, and may be effective in other types of gliomas.
