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Akinetic mutism revealing an ischemic stroke
We describe a 44-year-old man who developed akinetic mutism following a cerebrovascular accident involving his left middle cerebral artery. We discuss this rare condition and its unusual clinical picture.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 3, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Zidouh Saad, Jidane Said, Belkouch Ahmed, Bakkali Hicham, Belyamani Lahcen Source Type: research

Predictors of early neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke
We have greatly enjoyed reading the recently published article by Chung and colleagues [1]. The authors found that early hydration therapy during the acute phase of ischemic stroke with a protocol based on daily monitoring of the BUN/Cr ratio significantly improved clinical outcome and functional independence assessed 3months after stroke.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 21, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: B ülent Özlek, Eda Özlek, Murat Biteker Source Type: research

Serum albumin: a risk of stroke?
In this study, 753 patients with acute first-ever ischemic stroke were enrolled, and 692 patients completed the measurements of recurrent outcome 1 year after stroke through home interviews. The study indicated serum albumin levels of patients with recurrence stroke were significantly lower than those of patients without recurrence (37.07 ±4.21 g/L vs 38.91±3.25 g/L, P
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 20, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Haohui He, Jun Guo Source Type: research

Impact of an emergency medicine pharmacist on time to thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke: strength of association
We appreciate your insight and review of our manuscript in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine [1]. We acknowledge that measures such as odds ratio (OR) or relative risk may help the reader further understand the strength of association of our outcomes.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 17, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kayla Montgomery, A. Brad Hall Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Re: Impact of an emergency medicine pharmacist on time to thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke: strength of association
To the Editor,
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 17, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Kayla Montgomery, A. Brad Hall Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research

Hemorrhagic stroke following consumption of an energy drink
We present here the first-ever reported case of an intracranial hemorrhage associated with the consumption of an energy drink. Our patient developed symptoms of sensory changes in the right arm and leg, with ataxia, within minutes of consuming a bottle of Redline, a well-known energy drink. A CT head revealed a small intracranial hemorrhage near the left thalamus. The Redline bottle notes that the serving size is only half a bottle, and also recommends that people with hypertension not use it, but our patient had not read these instructions.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 10, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A Venkatraman, A Khawaja, AH Shapshak Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Hemorrhagic stroke after consumption of an energy drink
We present here the first-ever reported case of an intracranial hemorrhage associated with the consumption of an energy drink. Our patient developed symptoms of sensory changes in the right arm and leg, with ataxia, within minutes of consuming a bottle of Redline, a well-known energy drink. A computed tomography of the head revealed a small intracranial hemorrhage near the left thalamus. The Redline bottle notes that the serving size is only half a bottle, and also recommends that people with hypertension not use it, but our patient had not read these instructions.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 10, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: A. Venkatraman, A. Khawaja, A.H. Shapshak Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Central venous sinus thrombosis presenting with generalized tonic-clonic seizures in a patient with no known risk factors
We present a case of a previously healthy woman with a new onset seizure, whose only other complaint was weakness despite a normal neurological examination. Her head computed tomography (CT) showed an intraparenchymal hemorrhage of the left frontal lobe and signs of infarction of the right frontal lobe.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 9, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Patricia Khatib, Omar Mostafa, Erin L. Simon Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research

Central venous sinus thrombosis presenting with generalized tonic –clonic seizures in a patient with no known risk factors
We present a case of a previously healthy woman with a new onset seizure, whose only other complaint was weakness despite a normal neurologic exam. Her head CT showed an intraparenchymal hemorrhage of the left frontal lobe, and signs of infarction of the right frontal lobe.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - October 9, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Patricia Khatib, Omar Mostafa, Erin Simon Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Preclinical and clinical data for factor Xa and “Universal” reversal agents
Oral Factor Xa (FXa) inhibitors, a growing class of direct-acting anticoagulants, are frequently used to prevent stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and to prevent and treat venous thromboembolism. These drugs reduce the risk of clotting at the expense of increasing the risk of bleeding, and currently they have no specific reversal agent. However, andexanet alfa, a recombinant modified FXa decoy molecule, is in a late-phase clinical trial in bleeding patients, and ciraparantag, a small molecule that appears to reverse many anticoagulants including the FXa inhibitors, is in development.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 27, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Truman J. Milling, Scott Kaatz Tags: Review Source Type: research

Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants: Insights from Postmarketing Studies
Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been marketed in the United States since 2010. While numerous large-scale prospective phase 3 outcomes studies have documented the effectiveness of DOACs for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, the primary safety concern with all of these drugs —as it is with the more established oral anticoagulant warfarin—is the risk of major bleeding. Postmarketing surveillance studies (PMSS) provide the opportunity to evaluate the safety of these recently approved drugs across a spectrum of patients that may be broader than those in...
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 27, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Todd C. Villines, W. Frank Peacock Tags: Review Source Type: research

Favorable outcome of blood urea nitrogen/creatinine-based hydration therapy 3 months after acute ischemic stroke
Dehydration is associated with acute ischemic stroke. However, the relationship between hydration therapy given during acute ischemic stroke and clinical outcomes remains unclear.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 16, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Jen Lin Chung, Tsung Yang Jen, Chu Huang Yen, Hsiung Tsai Yuan, Ming Hsueh Lee, Meng Lee, Ting Hsiao Cheng, Kuang Yu Hsiao, Leng Chieh Lin Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Favorable outcome of blood urea nitrogen/creatinine –based hydration therapy 3 months after acute ischemic stroke
Dehydration is associated with acute ischemic stroke. However, the relationship between hydration therapy given during acute ischemic stroke and clinical outcomes remains unclear.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 16, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Chung Jen Lin, Jen Tsung Yang, Yen Chu Huang, Yuan Hsiung Tsai, Ming Hsueh Lee, Meng Lee, Cheng Ting Hsiao, Kuang Yu Hsiao, Leng Chieh Lin Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

Intracerebral hemorrhage in a middle aged cocaine user despite normal blood pressures
We report the case of a 40-year-old woman with a not declared at admission with a 4 year history of intranasal cocaine hydrochloride who developed an intracerebral subcortical spontaneous hemorragie. She documented a normal blood pressure and a CT angiography did not shown vascular abnormalities and excluded the presence of arterial aneurisms.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - September 2, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Antonio Siniscalchi, Walter Lentidoro, Ermanno Pisanil, Giovamabattista De Sarro, Luca Gallelli Tags: Case Report Source Type: research