Neurology
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ICH survival lags in the community setting
LOS ANGELES – An observed 6-month mortality of 64% in a Dutch study contrasts with better survival in interventional trials.
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Get With the Guidelines – Stroke targets ICH
A 17-year old U.S. program for quality improvement of ischemic stroke care will start to include ICH patients.
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CDC: Opioid prescribing and use rates down since 2010
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Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
U.S. jurisdictions without local transmission of the virus saw no increase in infants born with brain abnormalities and/or microcephaly or with...
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FDA advisers set high bar for new opioids
Two days of FDA discussion over three new opioids seeking U.S. approval highlighted the barriers these drugs now face.
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Treating pain with virtual reality
It offers more than just distraction.
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Experts call to revise the Uniform Determination of Death Act
A neurologist and her colleagues propose changes with the goal of clarifying and harmonizing procedures for determining death by neurologic...
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A novel communication framework for inpatient pain management
Spend adequate time to fully visit the patients’ history as it relates to their current pain complaints.
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FDA warns gabapentin, pregabalin may cause serious breathing problems
The drugs increase the risk of respiratory depression when used with central nervous system depressants or in patients with lung problems,...
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Cardiac arrhythmia heightens mortality risk during epilepsy hospitalizations
BALTIMORE – A secondary diagnosis of apnea is not independently associated with increased odds of death, however.