Functional Outcomes After Stroke May Be Worse in Women, Minorities
The authors speculate that women may have pre-stroke functional deficits, and minorities may have poorer access to care.
The authors speculate that women may have pre-stroke functional deficits, and minorities may have poorer access to care.
Over 20% of women currently on HRT saw an increase in migraine severity.
All is not lost for patients presenting with severe stroke beyond the 6-hour mark.
Time to treatment for ischemic stroke is critical and directly affects functional outcomes.
The long-term benefits of endovascular thrombectomy appear to offset the costs of the procedure.
Cardiac dysrhythmia may contribute to pathophysiology in a proportion of SUDEP cases.
Heart rate, arterial oxygenation, and electrodermal activity improved accuracy compared with heart rate alone.
These functional analyses suggest that the circadian pathway may be a promising target for therapeutic intervention.
WES identified a definite/likely diagnosis in 32% of patients and a possible diagnosis in 22% of patients, for an overall yield of 54%.
Impairment in recalling names, routes, stories, messages, and a space/time disorientation can adversely impact social adaptation.