Revista de neurologia
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Revista de neurologia · Jun 2004
Multicenter Study Clinical Trial[Safety of levetiracetam as adjunctive therapy in epilepsy: the SKATE trial in Spain].
To continue assessing safety and to evaluate the efficacy of levetiracetam and to assess the optimal dose in community based practice. ⋯ These data confirm and provide additional support of levetiracetam safety and efficacy demonstrated in phase III trials.
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Revista de neurologia · Jun 2004
Case Reports[Locked-in syndrome due to a vertebral dissection and therapeutic options with intraarterial fibrinolysis in acute phase].
Dissection of vertebral artery is an unusual pathology but sometimes is the cause of stroke in young patients. Since last years, and with the rise of some chiropractic technics, some authors have related these ones with the dissection of vertebral artery. ⋯ We discuss the relationship between cervical manipulation as an aetiology of vertebral dissection, locked-in syndrome and therapeutic options in these patients
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Revista de neurologia · Jun 2004
Review[Relationship between body temperature and prognosis, and neuroprotective effect of hypothermia in acute stroke patients].
We review the relationship between body temperature and severity of acute stroke, and evaluate published evidence about the possible neuroprotective effect of hypothermia in these patients. ⋯ Hyperthermia is deleterious in acute stroke patients and must be treated. Hypothermia should not be considered a routine procedure in these patients until its safety and efficacy has been demonstrated in large trials. Patients with induced hypothermia should be closely monitorized to reduce the risk of adverse effects related to the procedure.