Aug 24, 2020

To analyze the safety and feasibility of elective sonolucent cranioplasty in the setting of extra- to intracranial (EC-IC) bypass surgery to monitor bypass patency using ultrasound.Patients who underw...

Aug 24, 2020

Impaired cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) increases the risk of ischemic stroke. CVR also decreases with age in normal individuals. However, it...

Aug 24, 2020

It is common belief that axonal neuropathies are characterized by simple axonal degeneration and loss and that the electrophysiological correlates are just reduced compound muscle action potential and...

Aug 24, 2020

Universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities is an essential human right, recognised in the Sustainable Development Goals as crucial for preventing disease and improving human wel...

Aug 24, 2020

Small-for-size graft (SFSG) syndrome is a main causes of graft loss in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Splenectomy (Spx) is an option to prevent this catastrophic complication, but its effe...

Aug 24, 2020

The absolute number of pneumonia deaths in India has declined substantially since 2000. However, pneumonia remains a major cause of morbidity in children in the country. We used a risk factor-based mo...

Aug 24, 2020

To analyze functional outcome parameters according to antimicrobial treatments after respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-confirmed infection in adult lung transplant recipients.A 9-year retrospective mu...

Aug 24, 2020

Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Antiplatelet agents are considered to be the cornerstone for secondary prevention of stroke, but the role of using multiple antiplatelet...

Aug 24, 2020

To improve epidemiological knowledge of neurological deterioration (ND) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) METHODS: In this prospective observational study, we captured ND prospectively in 2...

Aug 24, 2020

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a core measure sepsis (SEP-1) bundle in 2015. One element was initiation of broad-spectrum antibiotics within 3 hours of diagnosis. The...

Aug 24, 2020

Objectives Patients with serious injury need special care and treatment to control the infection, as wound sepsis is one of the major causes of death. Silver sulfadiazine (SSD) is widely used as an an...

Aug 24, 2020

Sepsis is a set of serious manifestations throughout the body produced by an infection, leading to changes that compromise cellular homeostasis and can result in dysfunction of the central nervous sys...

Aug 24, 2020

A number of treatment approaches have been advocated for visual complaints, particularly for persistent symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). These include devices such as binasal occ...

Aug 24, 2020

Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH) is a rare cause of intracranial bleeding across all age groups, with a dismal sequela in the majority of the affected population. The published literature on IVH is n...

Aug 24, 2020

The contact nature of American football has made head acceleration exposure a concern. We aimed to quantify the head kinematics associated with direct helmet contact and inertial head loading events i...

Aug 24, 2020

Implementation of effective preventive interventions requires identification of high-risk individuals. We sought to define the distribution and trends of heart failure risk in the US population.We cal...

Aug 24, 2020

Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a heterogeneous syndrome. Some patients develop elevated filling pressures exclusively during exercise and never require hospitalization,...

Aug 24, 2020

Data regarding outcomes for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) with concomitant aortic insufficiency (AI), undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are limited. This study aimed...

Aug 24, 2020

We evaluated a rapid chromatographic immunoassay (IgG/IgM antibodies) and an ELISA assay to diagnose COVID-19 in patient sat two Brazilian hospitals.A total of 122 subjects with COVID-19 were included...

Aug 20, 2020

Malnutrition is a major determinant of health outcomes among older adults' population. Our goal was to evaluate the impact of malnutrition on hospitalization outcomes for older adults who were admitte...