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Transesophageal echo informative in cryptogenic stroke
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 23 - Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) can shed light on contributing cardiogenic factors in patients with cryptogenic cerebral ischemia, according to German and U.S. researchers.
April 22, 2009
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Sports drinks start working when they hit the mouth
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 21 - High-carbohydrate sports drinks can boost athletic performance, and their effects may begin as soon as they hit the mouth, a new study suggests. Using functional MRI, researchers found that carb drinks sparked activity in brain areas related to both movement control and pleasure.
April 20, 2009
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Aspirin may increase likelihood of cerebral microbleeds
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 14 - Use of platelet aggregation inhibitors, particularly aspirin, is related to the presence of cerebral microbleeds in lobar brain sites, a Dutch research team reports in the Archives of Neurology. To see if antithrombotic drug use is related to cerebral microbleeds, the investigators obtained MRI scans from 1,062 subjects.
April 13, 2009
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Study: MRI detects cause of writer's cramp
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A French study has found that abnormalities in the fibers connecting different brain areas may contribute to muscle disorders, such as writer's cramp.
April 12, 2009
Brain scans may detect post-trauma stress sooner
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Apr 4 - Scientists using functional MRI scans on soldiers have identified brain patterns that signal post-traumatic stress, a finding they said on Friday could eventually help diagnose the disorder sooner.
April 2, 2009
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CT for brain metastasis unnecessary after PET/CT
By Eric Barnes
A CT scan is often ordered to find brain metastases in lung cancer patients. But if a whole-body PET/CT scan is already available from the original workup, there's no need for a dedicated CT scan, according to researchers from Belgium, who found that the CT portion of the PET/CT scan is enough for the initial diagnosis.
April 1, 2009
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IBA sells Cyclone 30 in Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical firm Ion Beam Applications (IBA) sold a new version of its Cyclone 30 cyclotron to the Institute of Neurosciences and Medicine, a department of the Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany.
March 24, 2009
Blood pressure not associated with many severe CT findings after acute stroke
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 22 - Higher blood pressure does not increase the incidence of hemorrhagic transformation and several other severe CT findings after acute stroke, according to researchers in Europe.
January 21, 2009
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Mobile teleconsulting can evaluate stroke patients
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mobile teleconsulting is a feasible way to evaluate remotely located patients who have just had a stroke, according to a report in the current issue of the journal Stroke. Although researchers found that hospital-based, land-line systems still provide better quality communication.
December 22, 2008
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Chronic depression associated with changes in brain morphology
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 29 - Chronic major depression may result in loss of gray matter in various brain regions, according to a report in the October issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
October 28, 2008
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Urinary urgency in elderly may be related to brain function
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 22 - In the nondisabled elderly, severe age-related white-matter changes are associated with urinary urgency, European researchers report. The degree of age-related white-matter changes was graded on MRI as mild, moderate, or severe.
October 21, 2008
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Studies: Philips software assists in dementia diagnosis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A two-site research study is showing positive results for Philips Healthcare's decision support software tool for the automatic evaluation of dementia using PET image data.
October 15, 2008
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