Tenecteplase and alteplase demonstrate similar efficacy for acute ischemic stroke
1. The usage of tenecteplase in patients with acute ischemic stroke was associated with similar effectiveness and safety compared with ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 17, 2025
Clinical Outcomes of Hypertonic Saline vs Mannitol Treatment Among Children With Traumatic Brain Injury 1. Compared with the use of ...
Serum glial fibrillary acidic protein levels may be helpful to aid diagnosis of sports related head injuries
1. Glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels peak around 24 hours after traumatic brain injury (TBI) 2. Higher GFAP levels ...
Acute hallucinogen use demonstrates increased in-hospital mortality
1. People receiving acute hospital care for hallucinogen use had an increased risk of mortality compared with the general population. ...
Maternal obesity associated with increased risk of perinatal ischemic stroke
1. There is a dose-response relationship between maternal body mass index (BMI) and perinatal ischemic stroke (PIS) risk Evidence Rating ...
Similar patient characteristics and hospital outcomes at community and academic hospitals
1. In this retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to general medicine wards at hospitals across Ontario, Canada, community and ...
Thymosin α1 administration not associated with improved mortality in septic patients
1. The use of thymosin α1 in adult patients with sepsis was not associated with a reduction in all cause ...
Beta-blocker interruption not noninferior to continuation following myocardial infarction
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients with a history of myocardial infarction (MI), interruption of long-term beta-blocker therapy ...
MRI-Based prediction of macrovascular causes of intracerebral hemorrhage
1. The MRI Assessment of the Causes of intracerebral hemorrhage (MACRO) score shows greater predictive accuracy than existing CT-based scores ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 21, 2024
In Utero Exposure to Maternal COVID-19 and Offspring Neurodevelopment Through Age 24 Months 1. In utero exposure to maternal COVID-19 ...