Can brain MRI for emergency imaging of dizziness be more effective?
Predictors for acute conditions such as stroke could make brain MRI a better choice in patients who present in the emergency department with dizziness or vertigo, according to research published April 11 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.
A team led by Tatu Happonen, MD, of the University of Turku in Finland found that factors such as older age, male sex, cardiovascular risk level, and particular neurologic signs appear to help clinicians better determine whether a patient could benefit from MR imaging -- thus reducing unnecessary exams.
"Acute dizziness and vertigo remain challenging even when emergency MR imagi...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - April 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: MRI Neuroradiology Source Type: news
A proposed mechanism for visual vertigo: post-concussion patients have higher gain from visual input into subcortical gaze stabilization - Frattini D, Ros én N, Wibble T.
PURPOSE: Post-concussion syndrome (PCS) is commonly associated with dizziness and visual motion sensitivity. This case-control study set out to explore altered motion processing in PCS by measuring gaze stabilization as a reflection of the capacity of the ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Map shows US states with highest, lowest rent
The vertigo-inducing growth of home rent prices during the pandemic has finally lost pace but, as Newsweek's map of state highs and lows shows (below), the cost remains generally much higher than in 2019. The median gross rent in the country according to the U.S. Census Bureau 2022 data was…#uscensusbureau2022 #censusacs #censusbureau #hawaii #colorado #newjersey #maryland #florida #nevada #arizona (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A GP dismissed my husband's dizzy spells as vertigo... four months later he died of 'mad cow' disease
Bob Deller was a fit and healthy grandfather, who spent his time gardening, playing golf and going to yoga when he developed a nagging headache and started feeling dizzy last summer. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gerard Way, ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Comics Creator & My Chemical Romance Frontman, Launches New Dark Horse Horror Comic
My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, creator of comic The Umbrella Academy, is teaming with Dark Horse Comics to launch horror comic Paranoid Gardens in July. Way is back working with his co-writer Shaun Simon. Chris Weston, known for his work in comics at Vertigo and DC as well as his work in…#gerardway #umbrellaacademy #darkhorsecomics #paranoidgardens #shaunsimon #chrisweston #vertigo #motohirohayakawa #davestewart #natepiekos (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo without dizziness is common in people presenting to falls clinics - Hyland S, Hawke LJ, Taylor NF.
PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo without dizziness, a treatable falls risk factor in people attending outpatient falls clinics. METHODS: Over 6 years, 618 people at risk of falls attending 2 falls clinics... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Why I Stopped Being A “Good” Cancer Patient
“You are allergic to your oral chemotherapy,” explains my oncology team at a recent appointment. “We are going to try a newer drug,” I am on my fourth attempt to find an oral treatment suitable for both my body and my cancer, so that I can maintain a remission that took three years and a stem cell transplant to achieve. “We want to get ahead of it before it gets ahead of us.” In my headphones, Weezer achingly croons, “Say it ain’t so, your drug is a heartbreaker.”
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Since being diagnosed with phase three chronic myeloid leu...
Source: TIME: Health - February 6, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Walela Nehanda Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
The rationale and recommendations for inclusion of screening for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in falls clinics - Metz D, Bryce K.
This article collates those studies, and demonstrates how a community falls service fast-tracked patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo by implemen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Falls Source Type: news
‘Skywalkers: A Love Story’ Review: A Thrilling, Vertigo-Inducing Documentary That Scales the Heights of Fear and Devotion
“Skywalkers: A Love Story” lends new meaning to the words “high anxiety.” It’s a documentary set in the world of rooftoopers, the new generation of daredevils who scale the tallest buildings they can find, climbing to the tips of skyscrapers and posting top-of-the-world footage of themselves on…#jeffzimbalist #moscow #vanyabeerkus #angelanikolau #bankgkok #angelametvertigo #vanya #russian #ukraine #kualalumpur (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Constantine Almost Led To A Swamp Thing Movie
Learn More Constantine Almost Led To A Swamp Thing Movie - But Keanu Reeves Couldn't Be In It After he exited "The Matrix" trilogy, and before he entered the gritty world of "John Wick," Keanu Reeves' bid to lead another franchise as DC-Vertigo Comics' supernatural antihero John Constantine fell…#matrix #johnwick #keanureeves #dcvertigocomics #johnconstantine #reeves #constantine #reddit #ama #frankcappello (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Association of self-efficacy, risk attitudes, and time preferences with functioning in older patients with vertigo, dizziness, and balance disorders in a tertiary care setting-Results from the MobilE-TRA2 cohort - Katzenberger B, Fuchs S, Schwettmann L, Strobl R, Hauser A, Koller D, Grill E.
INTRODUCTION: The functional burden of vertigo, dizziness, and balance problems (VDB) might depend on the personality traits of the patients affected. The aim of this study thus was to investigate the impact of self-efficacy, risk attitudes, and time prefe... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 5, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Gait and falls in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a systematic review and meta-analysis: Corrigendum - The editors.
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Source: SafetyLit - December 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Matthew Arnold Returns To NBC With ‘Nowhere,’ New Drama Series In Development With Atomic Monster & Vertigo Entertainment
After working with NBC on his shows Siberia and Emerald City, Matthew Arnold has returned to the network as the creator, executive producer and showrunner of Nowhere, a new drama series in development with Atomic Monster (M3GAN, The Conjuring), Vertigo Entertainment (It, Barbarian), Room 101…#siberia #emeraldcity #matthewarnold #atomicmonster #conjuring #vertigoentertainment #manifest #labrea #vermont #jameswan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Don't get burned: Expert tips and tricks on MRI safety
How can MRI staff reduce the impact of radiofrequency-induced heating? Are tattoos and implantable medical devices safe? How can quenching be avoided? What are the special risks in 7-tesla MRI? A prize-winning RSNA 2023 exhibit addressed these and other questions.
"While we are familiar with medical safety and ethics principles when errors occur, the culture of blaming parties is still prevalent," noted Ana Paula Santos Lima, MD, assistant professor of radiology at the University of Washington, and colleagues. "Everyone makes mistakes; it's crucial to minimize risks. It's not always direct staff at fault."
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Philip Ward Tags: MRI Source Type: news
Cross-cultural adaptation and construct validity of the Chinese Version of Visual Vertigo Analogue Scale by using structural equation modeling - Li XX, Yu HY, Li JJ, Liu XL, Zheng HY, Li YF, Li Q, Liu SY.
BACKGROUND: Visual vertigo (VV) is a disease characterized by various visual signal-induced discomforts, including dizziness, unsteady balance, activity avoiding, and so forth. Distinguishing it from other kinds of dizziness is important because it needs t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
