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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Onlinelibrary.wiley.com: 9/27/12 Negative psychological outcomes occur frequently after stroke; however, there is uncertainty regarding the occurrence of anxiety disorders and anxiety symptoms after stroke. A systematic review of observational studies was conducted that assessed the frequency of anxiety in stroke patients using a diagnostic or screening tool. Read More
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Bmj.com: 9/25/12 To describe the association and its magnitude between body mass index category, sex, and cardiovascular disease risk parameters in school aged children in highly developed countries. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Quality of included studies assessed by an adapted version of the Cochrane Collaboration’s risk of bias assessment tool. Results of included studies in […]
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Neurology.org: 9/19/12 Previous research suggested that proper blood pressure (BP) management in acute stroke may need to take into account the underlying etiology. Methods: All patients with acute ischemic stroke registered in the ASTRAL registry between 2003 and 2009 were analyzed. Unfavorable outcome was defined as modified Rankin Scale score >2. A local polynomial surface algorithm […]
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Explore.georgetown.edu: 8/16/12 Blacks who survived a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain had higher blood pressure than whites a year later, according to a study published today in the journal Stroke. The finding might help explain why blacks have a greater risk of suffering a second stroke than whites. The research, a part of […]
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Thursday, September 27th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: 8/27/12 It is said that we are what we eat. It is advertised that vitamin supplements, of one kind or another, may invigorate us, our lives, and our health. Advertising has been so effective that in the year 2000, more than half of the adult population in the United States was taking dietary vitamin […]
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Friday, September 21st, 2012
Neurology.org: September 19, 2012 The objective of this study was to examine the joint associations of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urinary albumin excretion with incident stroke in a large national cohort study. Methods: Associations of urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) and eGFR with incident stroke were examined in 25,310 participants of the Reasons for […]
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Friday, September 21st, 2012
Neurology.org: September 19, 2012 The purpose of the study was to test the hypothesis that a higher level of childhood adversity is associated with increased risk of cerebral infarction in old age. Methods: Older participants in a longitudinal clinical–pathologic study rated adverse childhood experiences (e.g., emotional neglect, parental intimidation and violence) on a previously established 16-item scale. […]
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Friday, September 21st, 2012
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Jama.jamanetwork.com: 9/12/12 Objective To assess the role of omega-3 supplementation on major cardiovascular outcomes. Data Sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials through August 2012. Study Selection Randomized clinical trials evaluating the effect of omega-3 on all-cause mortality, cardiac death, sudden death, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Data […]
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Sunday, September 16th, 2012
Neurology.org: September 11, 2012 To identify associated factors and influence on long-term outcome of heavy alcohol intake in a large prospective cohort of consecutive patients with a spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods: Between November 2004 and March 2009, we prospectively recruited 562 consecutive adults with a spontaneous ICH. We excluded patients without information on drinking habit (n […]
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Sunday, September 16th, 2012
Neurology.org: September 11, 2012 To determine whether low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) but not high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglyceride concentrations are associated with worse outcome in a large cohort of ischemic stroke patients treated with IV thrombolysis. Methods: Observational multicenter post hoc analysis of prospectively collected data in stroke thrombolysis registries. Because of collinearity between total […]
