Search results for "Neurology"
Differentiating disorders of consciousness
Communication may be helpful to patients' recovery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/consciousness.htm
15 May 2015
Treatment slower for in-hospital strokes than community-onset ones
Patients who had strokes while already in the hospital waited longer for treatment and had worse outcomes than those whose strokes occurred outside the hospital, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/05/13/1.htm
13 May 2015
Cognitive function after cardiac arrest similar with different temperature strategies
Cardiac arrest patients treated to a target temperature of 33 °C or 36 °C had similar long-term cognitive function, with almost two-thirds of survivors reporting a complete mental recovery, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/15/2.htm
15 Apr 2015
Speedy stroke treatment and feedback
An academic medical center reduces door-to-needle time dramatically.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/success.htm
15 Mar 2015
Recent Research
Perioperative aspirin and clonidine for AKI, longer surgeries and clot risk, poor neighborhoods and readmissions, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/03/rr.htm
15 Mar 2015
The current and future state of stroke treatment
Insight from UCSF's Management of the Hospitalized Patient conference.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/01/conference1.htm
15 Jan 2015
COX-2 inhibitors associated with greater risk for death after ischemic stroke
Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor use before hospital admission for ischemic stroke was associated with a higher 30-day mortality rate, according to a new study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/12/5.htm
12 Nov 2014
Tackling tPA through telemedicine
Researchers analyzed telemedicine stroke network involving 13 “spoke” hospitals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/telemedicine.htm
15 Jul 2014
Expert offers advice on moving fast and mastering meningitis treatment
Expert advice from the American Academy of Neurology meeting.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/meningitis.htm
15 Jul 2014
Letter to the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on improving nights and weekends care, choosing the best readmission risk prediction strategies, and establishing hospitalist preoperative care clinics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/lfe.htm
15 Jul 2014