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Acute Stroke Diagnosis
Am Fam Physician. 2022 Jun 1;105(6):616-624.ABSTRACTStroke accounts for significant morbidity and mortality and is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, with direct and indirect costs of more than $100 billion annually. Expedient recognition of acute neurologic deficits with appropriate history, physical examination, and glucose testing will help diagnose stroke and rule out mimicking presentations. The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale should be used to determine stroke severity and to monitor for evolving changes in clinical presentation. Initial neuroimaging is used to differentiate between isc...
Source: American Family Physician - June 15, 2022 Category: Primary Care Authors: Edwin Y Choi Gilberto A Nieves Darrell Edward Jones Source Type: research
Why Acupuncture Is Going Mainstream in Medicine
When the opioid addiction crisis began to surge in the U.S. about a decade ago, Dr. Medhat Mikhael spent a lot of time talking to his patients about other ways to heal pain besides opioids, from other types of medications to alternative treatments.
As a pain management specialist at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, Calif., he didn’t anticipate leaving behind the short-term use of opioids altogether, since they work so well for post-surgical pain. But he wanted to recommend a remedy that was safer and still effective.
That turned out to be acupuncture.
“Like any treatment, acupuncture...
Source: TIME: Health - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Millard Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate medicine Source Type: news
Concussions and kids: Project co-led by UCLA gets $10 million grant from NIH
A research project co-led by theUCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Programaimed at improving the assessment and treatment of concussions in school-aged children has been awarded $10 million by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the National Institutes of Health.The grant to the Four Corners Youth Consortium, agroup of academic medical centers studying pediatric concussions, will supportConcussion Assessment, Research and Education for Kids, or CARE4Kids, a multisite study that will enroll more than 1,300 children and teens nationwide, including an estimated 240 in Southern California.CARE4Kids re...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 7, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Study ties stroke-related brain blood vessel abnormality to gut bacteria
NIH funded study supports link between high levels of gram-negative bacteria and a stroke- seizure- and headache-inducing vascular malformation
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - June 3, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Gadolinium enhancement in perforating arteries in a patient with varicella zoster virus vasculopathy: A case report
A 35-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of right hemiparesis. His initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score was 8. He had a 1-week history of fever and headache that had occurred approximately 1 month prior to admission. Diffusion-weighted imaging on admission showed hyperintensities in the left putamen and corona radiata (Supplementary Fig. 1). There were no atherosclerotic changes or findings suggesting intracranial arterial dissection or carotid artery disease on magnetic resonance (M R) angiography.
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - June 13, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoshitaka Yamaguchi, Kozue Morioka, Hikaru Nagasawa, Manabu Wada Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
PathMaker Neurosystems Launches European Clinical Trial
PathMaker Neurosystems, a clinical stage company in the bioelectronic medicine space, is seeking to change the treatment paradigm of patients suffering from spasticity secondary to stroke with the MyoRegulator device.
The company, which has a presence in both Boston and Paris, has initiated the first patient in its European clinical trial for the MyoRegulator. In addition, MyoRegulator is in clinical trials in the U.S.
“We expect to have our first regulatory clearance in less than two years,†Dr. Nader Yaghoubi, president and CEO of PathMaker Neurosystems, told MD+DI. “...
Source: MDDI - September 6, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Digital Health Source Type: news
Device that measures cell strength could help identify drugs for asthma, hypertension and muscular dystrophy
Engineers, doctors and scientists at UCLA and Rutgers University have developed a tool that measures the physical strength of individual cells 100 times faster than current technologies.The new device could make it easier and faster to test and evaluate new drugs for diseases associated with abnormal levels of cell strength, including hypertension, asthma and muscular dystrophy. It could also open new avenues for biological research into cell force. It is the first high-throughput tool that can measure the strength of thousands of individual cells at a time.“Our tool tracks how much force individual cells exert over time...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 9, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Say Yes to Yoga
By Stacy SimonThe ancient Indian practice of yoga combines meditation, breathing, and precise postures and poses to make a connection with thoughts, body, and spirit. People who practice yoga claim it leads to a state of physical health, relaxation, happiness, peace, and tranquility.Some evidence shows that yoga can lower stress, increase strength, and lessen lower back pain, while providing exercise. And according to a report from the National Institutes of Health, there is also some evidence to suggest yoga may be helpful when used alongside conventional medical treatment to help relieve some of the symptoms linked to ca...
Source: American Cancer Society :: News and Features - September 1, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Complementary and Alternative Methods Source Type: news
Joni Mitchell's Aneurysm, Explained
Musician Joni Mitchell is recovering from an aneurysm she suffered in March, according to a statement from her conservator, Leslie Morris. Contrary to rumors about her condition, Mitchell can speak, and is going through therapy to help regain the ability to walk again, Morris wrote.
Few details have been given about Mitchell’s aneurysm, except that she was found unconscious in her Bel Air home on March 31 and immediately transported to a Los Angeles-area hospital in an ambulance. She’s now resting at home, according to Morris’ latest statement, and a full recovery is expected.
Aneurysms are a condition in which th...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 30, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Quick magnesium treatment fails to improve stroke outcomes, but study has silver lining
In the first study of its kind, a consortium led by UCLA physicians found that giving stroke patients intravenous magnesium within an hour of the onset of symptoms does not improve stroke outcomes.
However, the 8-year trial did find that with the help of paramedics in the field, intravenous medications can frequently be administered to stroke victims within that so-called "golden hour," during which they have the best chance to survive and avoid debilitating, long-term neurological damage.
The latter finding is a "game-changer," said Dr. Jeffrey Saver, director of the UCLA Stroke Center and a professor of ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 13, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Researchers ID more pesticides linked to Parkinson's, gene that increases risk
This report provides evidence for the relevance of ALDH inhibition in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis, identifies pesticides that should be avoided to reduce the risk of developing Parkinson's disease and suggests that therapies modulating ALDH enzyme activity or otherwise eliminating toxic aldehydes should be developed and tested to potentially reduce Parkinson's disease occurrence or slow its progression, particularly for patients exposed to pesticides," the study states.
The study was funded in part by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (P01ES016732, R01ES010544, 5R21ES16446-2 and U54ES0120...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - February 3, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Differences and Similarities Between Spontaneous Dissections of the Internal Carotid Artery and the Vertebral Artery
There are clinical, pathologic, and outcome differences in spontaneous dissections of the internal carotid artery vs those of the vertebral artery. Spontaneous cervical artery dissection is a major cause of stroke in younger patients. Spontaneous cervical artery dissection causes up to 25% of all ischemic strokes in patients 15 to 49 years of age (Putaala J et al, Stroke 2009;40:1195-203). Although constitutional and environmental factors are both thought to play a role in spontaneous cervical artery dissection, precise causes are poorly understood. Significant differences between spontaneous internal carotid artery disse...
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - December 27, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: M. von Babo, G.M. De Marchis, H. Sarikaya Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research
Brainstem Strokes in Children: An 11-Year Series From a Tertiary Pediatric Center
Abstract: Methods: Potential clinical barriers to making a timely diagnosis of pediatric brainstem stroke and pitfalls of noninvasive vascular imaging are presented.Methods: An institutional review board–approved institutional database query from 2001-2012 yielded 15 patients with brainstem strokes. Medical records were reviewed for symptoms, stroke severity using the Pediatric National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, and outcomes using the Pediatric Stroke Outcome Measure. Magnetic resonance angiography was compared with digital subtraction angiography.Results: There were 10 boys and five girls; 9 months to 17 years ...
Source: Pediatric Neurology - September 30, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Nancy Rollins, Glen Lee Pride, Patricia A. Plumb, Michael M. Dowling Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Drugs to be offered to women at high risk of breast cancer
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has today released updated guidelines on the care of women who are at increased risk of breast cancer due to their family history. One of the main changes to the original guidance from 2004 is that NICE now recommends drug treatment with tamoxifen or raloxifene to reduce risk of breast cancer in a specific group of women who are at high risk of breast cancer and have not had the disease.
They say that these treatments could help prevent breast cancer in about 488,000 women aged 35 years and older.
The updated guideline has also made changes to the recommende...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 25, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medical practice QA articles Source Type: news
