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481 Incidence and Factors Associated With Falls in Independent Ambulatory Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury: A 6-Month Prospective Study Physical Therapy, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
482 Reproducibility and Validity of the 10-Meter Shuttle Ride Test in Wheelchair-Bound Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy Physical Therapy, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
483 Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of the MPI-SCI Spinal Cord, April 24, 2013 Review Article
484 Supine and upright urodynamic evaluation of incontinent ileovesicostomy in wheelchair-bound adults with neurogenic bladder Spinal Cord, April 24, 2013 Review Article
485 Burden of spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain in the United States: retrospective chart review and cross-sectional surveyOpen Spinal Cord, April 24, 2013 Review Article
486 Changes in renal function during acute spinal cord injury: implications for pharmacotherapy Spinal Cord, April 24, 2013 Review Article
487 BRAF alterations in pediatric low grade gliomas and mixed neuronal-glial tumors Journal of Neuro-Oncology, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
488 Cerebral ischaemia in pituitary disorders—more common than previously thought: two case reports and literature review Pituitary, April 24, 2013 Review Article
489 Microvascular Decompression for Classic Trigeminal Neuralgia: Determination of Minimum Clinically Important Difference in Pain Improvement for Patient Reported Outcomes Neurosurgery, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
490 Natalizumab is effective in multiple sclerosis patients switching from other disease modifying therapies in clinical practice Neurological Sciences, April 24, 2013 Clinical Article
491 Parental depression, maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy, and risk of autism spectrum disorders: population based case-control study Full Text British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
492 Changing the research criteria for the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: obstacles and opportunities The Lancet Neurology, April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
493 Magnetic resonance angiography of intracranial and extracranial arteries in patients with spontaneous migraine without aura: a cross-sectional study The Lancet Neurology, April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
494 Elevated energy intake is correlated with hyperresponsivity in attentional, gustatory, and reward brain regions while anticipating palatable food receipt American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, April 23, 2013 Review Article
495 The iScore Predicts Functional Outcome in Korean Patients With Ischemic Stroke Stroke, April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
496 Dietary Fiber Intake and Risk of First Stroke Stroke, April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
497 External Validation of the ASTRAL Score to Predict 3- and 12-Month Functional Outcome in the China National Stroke Registry Stroke, April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
498 Risk of Stroke or Systemic Embolism in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Treated With Warfarin Stroke, April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
499 The role of the WNT/β-catenin pathway in central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumours (CNS PNETs) British Journal of Cancer, April 23, 2013 Clinical Article
500 TDP-43 frontotemporal lobar degeneration and autoimmune disease Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, April 23, 2013 Review Article
Among 130 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, 107 were vitamin D-deficient (< 20 ng/ml). Of the patients who did not survive, the length of survival was shorter in the vitamin D-deficient patients (15.3 vs. 24.2 days, respectively).
Read the article summaryResearchers at Tel-Aviv University have conducted a study to determine the value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with T2DM and HTN. The study involved 423 patients enrolled in the International Nifedipine Study: Intervention as Goal for Hypertension Therapy. The patients had baseline CT scans for CAC measurement at baseline and were shown to be free of disease. Follow-up CT scans were performed at 3 and 15 years. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) occurred in 41 of 423 patients at 3 years and 111 of 268 patients at 15 years of follow-up. CVEs occurred in 15% and 52% (CAC+) and 7% and 32% (CAC-) of patients with T2DM at 3 and 15 years of follow-up, respectively. Compared to patients without T2DM and no CAC, the HRs for a CVE were 6.6 and 3.9 in T2DM patients with and without CAC, respectively.
Read the article summaryResearchers at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam have evaluated 12 measures (N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide levels, von Willebrand factor antigen levels, fibrinogen levels, chronic kidney disease, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein levels, homocysteine levels, uric acid levels, coronary artery calcium [CAC] scores, carotid intima–media thickness, peripheral arterial disease, and pulse wave velocity), in addition to Framingham risk scores for predicting coronary heart disease. Only the CAC was shown to add significantly to the Framingham risk score in predicting coronary heart disease.
Read the article summary1 Duration of Migraine Is Associated with Cardiac Diastolic Dysfunction Pain Medicine, April 19, 2013
2 Combination Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis New England Journal of Medicine, April 8, 2013
3 The effect of black tea and caffeine on regional cerebral blood flow measured with arterial spin labeling Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism, April 2, 2013
4 Effects of the Finnish Alzheimer Disease Exercise Trial (FINALEX) A Randomized Controlled Trial Effects of FINALEX JAMA Internal Medicine, April 16, 2013
5 Calcium antagonists as an add-on therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy Cochrane Reviews, April 2, 2013 Review Article
6 Prevalence of Migraine and Raynaud Phenomenon in Women With Apical Ballooning Syndrome (Takotsubo or Stress Cardiomyopathy) The American Journal of Cardiology, April 26, 2013
7 Advances in Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Enhanced Risk Stratification Combined With the Newer Oral Anticoagulants Clinical Cardiology, April 11, 2013 Free full text Review Article
8 Diagnosing tuberculous meningitis ? have we made any progress? Tropical Medicine & International Health, March 27, 2013 Review Article
9 Dental Prophylaxis and Periodontal Treatment Are Protective Factors to Ischemic Stroke Stroke, April 10, 2013
10 Incidence of atrial fibrillation detected by implantable loop recorders in unexplained stroke Neurology, April 18, 2013
11 Magnetic resonance angiography of intracranial and extracranial arteries in patients with spontaneous migraine without aura: a cross-sectional study The Lancet Neurology, April 23, 2013
12 Corticosteroids for preventing postherpetic neuralgia Cochrane Reviews, April 3, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
13 Parental depression, maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy, and risk of autism spectrum disorders: population based case-control study British Medical Journal, April 23, 2013 Free full text
14 Herpes Zoster Vaccine Effectiveness against Incident Herpes Zoster and Post-herpetic Neuralgia in an Older US Population: A Cohort Study PLoS Medicine, April 12, 2013 Free full text
15 Methylation of the hTERT Promoter: A Novel Cancer Biomarker for Leptomeningeal Metastasis Detection in Cerebrospinal Fluids Clinical Cancer Research, April 18, 2013 Review Article
16 Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale versus Medical Therapy after Cryptogenic Stroke New England Journal of Medicine, March 25, 2013
17 Quetiapine for the treatment of delirium Journal of Hospital Medicine, March 21, 2013
18 Management of Painful Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy British Journal of Medical Practitioners, April 2, 2013 Free full text
19 Update: Idiopathic Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, April 5, 2013
20 Migraine, headache, and the risk of depression: Prospective cohort study Cephalalgia, April 16, 2013
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