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Risk factors identified for in-hospital death after stroke
Major finding: The leading risk factor for in-hospital mortality following acute stroke was having a hemorrhagic stroke (adjusted odds ratio of 4....
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REM sleep problems predict Parkinson's, Lewy body dementia
Major finding: More than 90% of patients with REM sleep behavior disorder will develop Parkinson’s disease or Lewy body dementia.Data source: A...
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Low HDL, high LDL cholesterol linked to cerebral amyloidosis
Major finding: In a multiple regression model that adjusted for age and sex, lower HDL and higher LDL cholesterol were both associated with a...
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Stereotactic laser ablation found feasible for hypothalamic hamartoma
Major finding: After 20 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma underwent MR-guided stereotactic laser ablation, all but 4 were seizure free.Data...
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Strokes pop up post aortic valve surgery
Major Finding: A clinical stroke was detected in 34 patients (17%) undergoing aortic valve repair.Data Source: Prospective cohort study of 196...
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FDG-PET strongest independent predictor of Alzheimer's dementia in MCI
Major finding: In predicting short-term incident dementia in mild cognitive impairment, positivity to FDG-PET had the highest positive likelihood...
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Early surgical menopause linked to cognitive decline
Major finding: Among women who had undergone surgical menopause, early age at menopause was associated with a faster decline in global cognition (...
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Low weight may contribute to risk for natalizumab-induced PML
Major finding: Patients who weighed no more than 70 kg had mean plasma concentrations of about 45 mcg/mL; those who were over 150 kg had...
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Poststroke depression often poorly managed
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Novel exercise program may help dementia patients
Major finding: After 18 weeks, participants in the PLIÉ intervention exercise group had a decline of 4.6 points on the Alzheimer’s Disease...