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Prevalence of Stroke and Diagnostic Performance of Emergency MRI in Acute Isolated Dizziness

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Stroke is frequently misdiagnosed in patients presenting with acute isolated dizziness; the optimal imaging modality for this population remains debated. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of stroke among patients with isolated dizziness and to assess the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed ...
Xiao Hu, Sijia Liu, Xiaosan Wu, Sunhong Yan, Jie Shen, Lei Zhu, Xueyun Liu, Zijie Wang, Chu Chen, Tiannan Yang, Chuanqin Fang, Qi Li   +11 more
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Does equal access mean treat the same? From theory to practice in the classroom of the English as an Additional Language learner in Ireland - towards a transformative agenda. [PDF]

, 2013
While a substantial body of research exists on First and Second Language Acquisition (SLA), research on the language acquisition process that a language minority student goes through when they are acquiring a second language in an environment where both ...
Kelly, Niamh
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Lesion Location and Functional Connections Reveal Cognitive Impairment Networks in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cognitive impairment, fatigue, and depression are common in multiple sclerosis (MS), potentially due to disruption of regional functional connectivity caused by white matter (WM) lesions. We explored whether WM lesions functionally connected to specific brain regions contribute to these MS‐related manifestations.
Alessandro Franceschini, Paolo Preziosa, Paola Valsasina, Damiano Mistri, Monica Margoni, Federica Esposito, Massimo Filippi, Maria A. Rocca   +7 more
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The Performing Arts in Second Language Acquisition

SCENARIO: Journal for Performative Teaching, Learning, Research, 2008
This paper is a report on the experience of dramatizing Hans Peter Richter’s novel Damals war es Friedrich (1961). Subsequent to the discussion of the novel in an upper division German class, students and I worked on a dramatized version of the text. The
Lauer, Mark
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Using Dual-Language Books to Preserve Language & Culture in Alaska Native Communities [PDF]

, 2016
“Children learn their language on their mother’s lap.” This conventional wisdom from a Cup’ik Elder describes the approach used by many Alaska Native peoples to promote native language acquisition.
Bartles, Jonathan, Ohle, Kathryn
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Laryngeal stop systems in contact: connecting present-day acquisition findings and historical contact hypotheses [PDF]

, 2011
This article examines the linguistic forces at work in present-day second language and bilingual acquisition of laryngeal contrasts, and to what extent these can give us insight into the origin of laryngeal systems of Germanic voicing languages like ...
Simon, Ellen
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Expanding Hereditary Spastic Paraplegias Limits: Biallelic SPAST Variants in Cerebral Palsy Mimics

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegias (HSP) are rare neurodegenerative disorders marked by spasticity and lower limb weakness. The most common type, SPG4, is usually autosomal dominant and caused by SPAST gene variants, typically presenting as pure HSP.
Gregorio A. Nolasco, Mònica Roldán, Yalda Jamshidi, Ioannis Georvasilis, Rocío Jadraque Rodríguez, Reza Boostani, Ali Shoeibi, Lluís Armengol, Anna Codina, Ehsan Ghayoor Karimiani, Cristina Hernando‐Davalillo, Loreto Martorell, María Luisa Ramírez Almaraz, Jordi Muchart, Carlos Ortez, Andrés Nascimento, Roser Urreizti, Daniel Natera‐de Benito, Mercedes Serrano   +18 more
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Innovative Pedagogical Strategies in Second Language Acquisition [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences
The process of acquiring a second language is a complex undertaking that necessitates a multifaceted approach to instruction. Contemporary pedagogical strategies have increasingly emphasized interactive and communicative methods, recognizing the ...
Ye Lu
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A New Perspective for Second Language Acquisition: Parsing [PDF]

, 1991
The focus of this paper is on the possible contribution of research in Parsing Theory to the field of Second Language Acquisition. The aim of this paper is an examination of the relationship between the parsing mechanism and the process of language ...
Bourdages, Johanne S.
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Prediction Model for Etiologic Differentiation of Isolated Vestibular Syndrome in Emergency Settings

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a predictive model for differentiating central from peripheral etiologies in patients with isolated vestibular syndrome (VS). Methods In this multicenter retrospective cohort study, 506 patients with isolated VS from five hospitals were divided into derivation (n = 301) and validation (n = 205)
Guo Wenting, Du Liping, Yang Yi, Hu Jin, Ye Bijun, Wang Jianer, Liu Shuangsi, Guo Shunyuan, Cai Xiaofeng, Wang Huiyuan, Wu Bin, Yu Xiang, Shi Tianming   +12 more
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