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MRI for all: Cheap portable scanners aim to revolutionize medical imaging
.news-article__hero--featured .parallax__element{ object-position: 47% 50%; -o-object-position: 47% 50%; } The patient, a man in his 70s with a shock of silver hair, lies in the neuro intensive care unit (neuro ICU) at Yale New Haven Hospital. Looking at him, you’d never know that a few days earlier a tumor was removed from his pituitary gland. The operation didn’t leave a mark because, as is standard, surgeons reached the tumor through his nose. He chats cheerfully with a pair of research associates who have come to check his progress with a new and potentially revolutionary device they are testing. The cylind...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - February 23, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Identifying vulnerable plaques: A 3D carotid plaque radiomics model based on HRMRI
CONCLUSIONS: HRMRI-based 3D carotid radiomics models can improve the precision of detecting vulnerable carotid plaques, consequently improving risk classification and clinical decision-making in patients with carotid stenosis.PMID:36779063 | PMC:PMC9908750 | DOI:10.3389/fneur.2023.1050899
Source: Atherosclerosis - February 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Xun Zhang Zhaohui Hua Rui Chen Zhouyang Jiao Jintao Shan Chong Li Zhen Li Source Type: research

The Progress of the Gait Impairment and Brain Activation in a Patient with Post-stroke Hemidystonia
CONCLUSION: These results suggest that there was improvement of the patient's symptoms of post-stroke hemidystonia due to changes in the brain activity during voluntary movement after BWS intervention. Body weight-supported treadmill training may thus be an effective treatment for patients with poststroke hemidystonia.PMID:34532214 | PMC:PMC8419483 | DOI:10.1298/ptr.E10032
Source: Physical Therapy - September 17, 2021 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Satoshi Yamamoto Daisuke Ishii Kyoko Kanae Yusuke Endo Kenichi Yoshikawa Kazunori Koseki Ryo Nakazawa Hanako Takano Masahiko Monma Arito Yozu Akira Matsushita Yutaka Kohno Source Type: research

A multi-path 2.5 dimensional convolutional neural network system for segmenting stroke lesions in brain MRI images
Publication date: Available online 9 December 2019Source: NeuroImage: ClinicalAuthor(s): Yunzhe Xue, Fadi G. Farhat, Olga Boukrina, A.M. Barrett, Jeffrey R. Binder, Usman W. Roshan, William W. GravesAbstractAutomatic identification of brain lesions from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of stroke survivors would be a useful aid in patient diagnosis and treatment planning. It would also greatly facilitate the study of brain-behavior relationships by eliminating the laborious step of having a human expert manually segment the lesion on each brain scan. We propose a multi-modal multi-path convolutional neural network sys...
Source: NeuroImage: Clinical - December 11, 2019 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

Acupuncture for Post-stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Conclusions: Acupuncture therapy seems effective for motor function, pain relief and activities of daily living in stroke patients with mild SHS, when it is used in combination with rehabilitation. The low certainty of evidence downgrades our confidence in making recommendations to clinical practice. Introduction Shoulder-hand syndrome (SHS) is a common condition among people who have had a stroke, with its reported prevalence ranging from 12% to 49% (1, 2). The main symptoms of SHS include pain, hyperalgesia, joint swelling and limitations in range of motion (ROM) (3). Post-stroke SHS is also named type I complex ...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Letter to the Editor: Pneumocephalus: Is the needle size significant?
Discussion. Pneumocephalus is defined by two mechanisms: a ball-valve and an inverted bottle concept.1 The ball-valve type implies positive pressure events, such as coughing or valsalva maneuvers, that prevent air escape. Tension pneumocephalus is included in this mechanism, causing a parenchymal mass effect. The inverted bottle theory includes a negative intracranial pressure gradient following cerebrospinal fluid drainage, relieved by air influx. A small pneumocephalus is usually sealed by blood clots or granulation, allowing spontaneous reabsorption and resolution.[1] Otherwise, the lateral positioning of a patient duri...
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - February 1, 2018 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICN Online Editor Tags: Assessment Tools CNS Infections Current Issue Letters to the Editor Neurologic Systems and Symptoms Neurology Stroke Traumatic Brain Injury epidural needle size Pneumocephalus spinal tap Source Type: research

Identification of Acute Stroke Using Quantified Brain Electrical Activity
ConclusionsDespite a small population and the use of a classifier without the benefit of training on a stroke population, these data suggest that a rapidly acquired, easy‐to‐use system to assess brain electrical activity at the time of evaluation of acute stroke could be a valuable adjunct to current clinical practice.
Source: Academic Emergency Medicine - January 6, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Edward A. Michelson, Daniel Hanley, Robert Chabot, Leslie S. Prichep Tags: Original Contribution Source Type: research

Identification of acute stroke using quantified brain electrical activity.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite a small population and the use of a classifier without the benefit of training on a stroke population, these data suggest that a rapidly acquired, easy-to-use system to assess brain electrical activity at the time of evaluation of acute stroke could be a valuable adjunct to current clinical practice. PMID: 25565489 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - January 1, 2015 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Michelson EA, Hanley D, Chabot R, Prichep LS Tags: Acad Emerg Med Source Type: research

Multicenter Accuracy and Interobserver Agreement of Spot Sign Identification in Acute Intracerebral Hemorrhage Clinical Sciences
Conclusions— Accuracy for spot identification is high with opportunity for improvement in spot interpretation sensitivity and interobserver agreement particularly through greater reliance on computed tomography angiography source data and awareness of limitations of multiplanar images. Further prospective study is needed.
Source: Stroke - December 23, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Huynh, T. J., Flaherty, M. L., Gladstone, D. J., Broderick, J. P., Demchuk, A. M., Dowlatshahi, D., Meretoja, A., Davis, S. M., Mitchell, P. J., Tomlinson, G. A., Chenkin, J., Chia, T. L., Symons, S. P., Aviv, R. I. Tags: Acute Cerebral Hemorrhage, Angiography, Computerized tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Intracerebral Hemorrhage Clinical Sciences Source Type: research

Biomarkers and perfusion - training-induced changes after stroke (BAPTISe): protocol of an observational study accompanying a randomized controlled trial
DiscussionThis exploratory study will be the first to investigate the effects of physical fitness training in patients with ischemic stroke on MRI-based cerebral perfusion, pertinent blood biomarker levels, and functional outcome. The study may have an impact on current patient rehabilitation strategies and reveal important information about the roles of MRI and blood-derived biomarkers in ischemic stroke.Trial registration: NCT01954797.
Source: BMC Neurology - December 11, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Alexander NaveJan KröberPeter BruneckerJochen FiebachJonathan ListUlrike GrittnerMatthias EndresAndreas MeiselAgnes FlöelMartin Ebinger Source Type: research

Biomarkers and perfusion ¿ training-induced changes after stroke (BAPTISe): protocol of an observational study accompanying a randomized controlled trial
DiscussionThis exploratory study will be the first to investigate the effects of physical fitness training in patients with ischemic stroke on MRI-based cerebral perfusion, pertinent blood biomarker levels, and functional outcome. The study may have an impact on current patient rehabilitation strategies and reveal important information about the roles of MRI and blood-derived biomarkers in ischemic stroke.Trial registrationNCT01954797.
Source: BMC Neurology - December 11, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Alexander NaveJan KröberPeter BruneckerJochen FiebachJonathan ListUlrike GrittnerMatthias EndresAndreas MeiselAgnes FlöelMartin Ebinger Source Type: research