The use of magnetic resonance and MR angiography in the detection of cerebral infarction: A complication of pediatric bacterial meningitis [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2005 Bacground. Association of both cerebral infarction and acute bacterial meningitis is more common in younger patients than in the elderly. The rate of mortality and the frequency of sequel are very high inspite of the use of modern antibiotic therapy.
Stošić-Opinćal Tatjana +5 more
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Hypoplasia of the ipsilateral internal jugular vein is associated with worse outcome in acute anterior circulation stroke [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2019 Background/Aim. Disruption of cerebral venous blood drainage leads to cerebral venous congestion, an increase in intracranial pressure and decrease of the cerebral perfusion pressure.
Vukičević Marjana +5 more
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Bilateral medial medullary infarction: three cases report and literatures review
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2022 Objective Bilateral medial medullary infarction (MMI) is prone to misdiagnosis. This study summarizes the clinical characteristics of MMI, in order to provide reference to clinicians.
FANG Rong +3 more
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Stroke care and collaborative academic research in Latin America
Salud Pública de México, 2022 Objective. A narrative overview of regional academic research collaborations to address the increasing burden and gaps in care for patients at risk of, and who suffer from, stroke in Latin America (LA). Materials and methods. A summary of experiences and
Paula Muñoz-Venturelli +25 more
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Occurrence of vasospasm and infarction in relation to a focal monitoring sensor in patients after SAH: placing a bet when placing a probe? [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: Vasospastic brain infarction is a devastating complication of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Using a probe for invasive monitoring of brain tissue oxygenation or blood flow is highly focal and may miss the site of cerebral ...
Ulrich, Christian T. +16 more
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Internal Medicine, 2010 We present a 70-year-old man who suffered two attacks of possible incomplete infarction. At the first attack, the responsible lesion was unclear on MRI including DWI, but demonstrated a high uptake of (99m)Tc-ECD SPECT during the acute phase; thereafter the lesion became atrophic with a low uptake on SPECT during the chronic phase. At the second attack,
Inatomi, Yuichiro +3 more
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Annals of Medicine, 2022 Objective We examined the association between initiation of antidepressants within the first year after ischaemic stroke (IS) in young adults and long-term fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events, as well as all-cause mortality.Patients and methods The
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The effect of the erythropoietin resistance index on brain hemorrhage and infarction risk in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
PeerJBackground Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) is the main renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease, and erythropoietin (EPO) is the main therapy for renal anemia in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis. However, the risks of
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020 Background Ischemic stroke in young individuals often remains cryptogenic. Some of these strokes likely originate from the heart, and atrial fibrosis might be one of the etiological mechanisms.
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Fatal Massive Cerebral Infarction in a Child after Mild Brain Trauma: A Case Report and Literature Review [PDF]
Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2014 Traumatic brain injury is a common entity. However cerebral infarction in infants is a rare entity while the diagnosis of this pathology in the pediatric population is usually difficult.
Willen Guillermo Calderon-Miranda +3 more
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