‘You are our angels’
Her words hung in the hushed air.“Thank you for saving our boy,” the mother said, her voice choked by emotion.Devra Schwartz, and her husband, Jeff, recently had a chance to express their gratitude to eight of the 100 strangers whose blood donations provided a lifeline for their son, Judah, now 4. The Santa Monica youngster nearly died last year when his kidneys failed due to foodborne E. coli infection.Toxins in the E. coli bacteria ruptured Judah ’s red blood cells, leading to massive blood loss. His platelets — critical to clotting and preventing hemorrhage — plummeted to 13,000. A healthy person’s platelet ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - January 18, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
CTA lowers costs, improves outcomes for minor stroke
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - January 16, 2020 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
IV Thrombolysis May Not Add to Hemorrhage Risk in Patients Given DOACs IV Thrombolysis May Not Add to Hemorrhage Risk in Patients Given DOACs
Intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) seems safe in certain patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who are taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Factors affecting organ donation rate during devastating brain injuries: a 6-year data analysis - Arslanta ş R, C Evik BE.
Objectives: The discrepancy between organ donation rate and the number of patients waiting transplantation has been a common problem in Turkey. Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), traumatic brain injury (TBI), anoxic encephalopathy, stroke, and brain tu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Understanding Brain Hemorrhages And NBA Commissioner David Stern ’s Lasting Impact
According to the NBA, at the age of 77 Mr. Stern passed away following a brain hemorrhage he suffered in December. The loss is being felt throughout the league, and around the world. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 2, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Nicole Fisher, Contributor Source Type: news
Pre-traumatic conditions can influence cortisol levels before and after a brain injury - S örbo A, Eiving I, Theodorsson E, Rydenhag B, Jonsdottir IH.
OBJECTIVE: Satisfactory anabolic reactions, including the activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, are essential following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Many factors may influence this... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 31, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Stroke drug boosts stem cell therapy for spinal cord injury in rats
(University of California - San Diego) In a UC San Diego study, rats with spinal cord injuries experienced a three-fold increase in motor activity when treated with neural progenitor cells that had been pre-conditioned with a modified form of tPA, a drug commonly used to treat non-hemorrhagic stroke. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
David Stern, NBA Commissioner For 30 Years, In Hospital For Brain Hemorrhage
Stern underwent emergency surgery on Thursday. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 13, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
AI enhances evaluation of chest x-rays
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 3, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Multiple AI algorithms work better together
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 21, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Classification of orbitocranial wooden foreign body penetration injuries: what to do when they violate the intracranial space? A systematic review of the literature - Del Verme J, Giordan E, Marton E, Zanata R, Di Paola F, Canova G, Longatti P.
INTRODUCTION: Orbitocranial wooden foreign body (OWF) penetrations are rare but challenging occurrences that may violate the intracranial space resulting in brain damage and hemorrhagic, as well as infectious, complications. Moreover, there is a specific s... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 20, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
AI needs robust clinical evaluation in healthcare
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 6, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Deep-learning model characterizes PET/CT findings
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 1, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
New drugs could reduce risk of stroke happening again
A wide-reaching EU-funded project is testing new anti-blood clotting treatment in patients who have suffered a brain haemorrhage. Researchers hope to reduce the risk of the patient suffering from another stroke, which would impair their quality of life and life expectancy. (Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre)
Source: EUROPA - Research Information Centre - October 28, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: news
Artificial Intelligence Rivals Experts in Diagnosing Brain Bleeds Artificial Intelligence Rivals Experts in Diagnosing Brain Bleeds
A deep learning algorithm performed with accuracy similar to that of radiologists in detecting acute brain hemorrhage on CT and in some cases identified subtle abnormalities that were overlooked.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - October 23, 2019 Category: Radiology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
