Hypothermia in perinatal asphyxia encephalopathy preserves IQ
1. Hypothermia for newborns with perinatal asphyxia encephalopathy provided a long-term benefit in preserving IQ among survivors for those up...
Emergency
Fingolimod (Gilemya) shows promise in treatment of intracerebral hemorrhage
1. Treatment with fingolimod reduced perihematomal edema (PHE) and reduced the numbers of circulating lymphocytes in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage...
Preterm infant mortality lower at high volume neonatal centers
1. Infants less than 27 weeks gestation born at high volume centers had lower neonatal mortality and lower any in-hospital...
Pediatric brain injury unlikely with isolated loss of consciousness
1. In children with isolated loss of consciousness after blunt trauma, the risk of clinically important traumatic brain injury was...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 30 – July 7, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. Effect of...
Shunt settings may have little effect on intracranial pressure in hydrocephalus
1. Shunt valve settings had less of an effect on patient intracranial pressure (ICP) than previously predicted by in vitro...
Heart attack hospitalization rate in China quadruples from 2001-2011
1. The rate of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) hospital admissions in China more than quadrupled from 3.7 per 100,000...
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy may be more beneficial in women
1. In patients with left bundle-branch block (LBBB) and QRS duration of 130-149 milliseconds (ms), women had a significant reduction...
USPSTF recommends aneurysm screening in men who have ever smoked
1. Based on a systematic review, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a statement recommending one-time ultrasonography...
Severity of post-concussive symptoms not predictive of recovery
1. In a prospective longitudinal study, severity of reported symptoms immediately following a concussion was not associated with delayed symptom...
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