Patients show reversible MRI signal abnormalities in the CA-1 sector of the hippocampal cornu ammonis early in the course of TGA. They are not correlated with any specific clinical or memory features of the episode.
Patients with coronary artery disease who have received intra-coronary, drug-eluding stents (DES) may benefit from longer courses of clopidogrel than is currently standard.
Patients with sentinel headaches occurring in the 4-week period prior to a subarachnoid hemorrhage have a 10-fold increase in early rebleeding. These patients may benefit from ultra-early treatment including aneurysm obliteration.
Deep-brain stimulation (DBS) of the globus pallidus interna (GPi) is an FDA-approved treatment for certain types of dystonia, but previous studies have been limited by a small sample size and/or a lack of adequate controls.
Prolonged starvation causes Wernicke's encephalopathy in spite of oral thiamine supplementation, and permanent neurological deficits may result.
