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The Changing Epidemiology of Stroke in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). (I7-1A)
Conclusions:There is an increased frequency of AIDS among stroke patients, possibly due to the increased detection of AIDS. In the HAART era, the median age of incident stroke in AIDS has increased. Whether HAART can reduce the incidence and improve survival of stroke needs to be explored.Disclosure: Dr. Kucab has received personal compensation for activities with Bayer HealthCare as an advisory board participant. Dr. Bhattacharya has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Kucab, P., Bhattacharya, P. Tags: The Global Burden of Neurological Infections: Epidemiology, Treatment, and Prevention Data Blitz Presentations Source Type: research

The Changing Epidemiology of Stroke in Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). (P1.089)
Conclusions:There is an increased frequency of AIDS among stroke patients, possibly due to the increased detection of AIDS. In the HAART era, the median age of incident stroke in AIDS has increased. Whether HAART can reduce the incidence and improve survival of stroke needs to be explored.Disclosure: Dr. Kucab has received personal compensation for activities with Bayer HealthCare as an advisory board participant. Dr. Bhattacharya has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 8, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Kucab, P., Bhattacharya, P. Tags: Neuroepidemiology: Cerebrovascular Disease Source Type: research

Pneumonia: When Antibiotics Are Not the Answer
We present the case of an 88-year-old bedridden man, with hypertension, multiple myeloma, coronary artery disease, ischemic stroke, seizures, dysphagia, and constipation under treatment with mineral oil. He was brought to the emergency department after 3 days of cough, dysphagia, and dyspnea, following a recent hospitalization, due to a health care–associated pneumonia. A chest computed tomography scan obtained showed bilateral multifocal opacities with consolidates described as Hounsfield units of −62, consistent with fat. A diagnosis of lipoid pneumonia was done, and mineral oil was discontinued. Given the patient’...
Source: Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice - October 31, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

Free‐floating thrombus in stroke patients with nonstenotic internal carotid artery—An ultrasonographic study
ConclusionsInternal carotid artery FFT could be found in young stroke patients without identifiable arterial disease and could be resolved with antithrombotic treatment © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2014
Source: Journal of Clinical Ultrasound - June 4, 2014 Category: Radiology Authors: Evguenia Vassileva, Marin Daskalov, Paraskeva Stamenova Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Spontaneous sternocleidomastoid muscle hematoma following thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke
We report the case of an 83y.o. woman with right facio-brachio-crural hemiparesis, left deviation of the head and aphasia who developed, after thrombolytic therapy, a spontaneous sternocleidomastoid muscle hematoma that regressed few days later. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the literature of asymptomatic and spontaneous skeletal muscle hematoma following thrombolysis for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The occurrence of lateral cervical tuberculosis lymphadenitis ipsilateral to sternocleidomastoid muscle hematoma may suggest a causal relationship between local chronic inflammation of active ...
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - April 28, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Nadia Mariagrazia Giannantoni, Giacomo Della Marca, Aldobrando Broccolini, Fabio Pilato, Paolo Profice, Roberta Morosetti, Pietro Caliandro, Giovanni Frisullo Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research

Heart attack death rates halve from 2001-12 but cancer mortalities rise
But ONS mortality data for period show circulatory disease as overall top cause of deaths in England and WalesDeaths from heart attacks and stroke halved in England and Wales over the first 11 years of this century, while the numbers dying from cancer rose, according to newly published mortality data from the Office for National Statistics.The 21st century mortality files from the ONS contain a vast amount of data not only about the big killers of modern times but also the more surprising and less likely accidental causes of mortality.Only three people died from snake bites, all men, between 2001 and 2012. One man died of ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 23, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Tags: Heart attack Nutrition theguardian.com Office for National Statistics News Health Government data Smoking Society Alzheimer's Cancer UK news Source Type: news

Stroke Drug Kills Bacteria That Cause Ulcers And Tuberculosis
A drug currently being used to treat ischemic strokes may prove to be a significant advance in the treatment of tuberculosis and ulcers. In a new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal, a compound called ebselen effectively inhibits the thioredoxin reductase system in a wide variety of bacteria, including Helicobacter pylori which causes gastric ulcers and Mycobacterium tuberculosis which causes tuberculosis. Thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase proteins are essential for bacteria to make new DNA, and protect them against oxidative stress caused by the immune system...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 2, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: news

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