Cerebrovascular diseases
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Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2007
Subarachnoid hemorrhage as a complication of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). ⋯ SAH presents in about 1% of SLE patients. Long duration of SLE and chronic damage scores might be associated risk factors.
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Writing an abstract means to extract and summarize (AB - absolutely, STR - straightforward, ACT - actual data presentation and interpretation). Thousands of abstracts are submitted to stroke conferences each year. The following suggestions may improve the chances of your work being selected for presentation, and to communicate results in the most efficient and unambiguous way. TITLE AND STRUCTURE: Make the title dynamic and informative, rather than descriptive. Structure the abstract following the IMRaD (Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion) principle for your future original paper where background would become Introduction and conclusions would enter Discussion. Select the appropriate category for submission carefully. This determines which experts grade the abstract and the session where your competitors represent their work. If selected appropriately, your abstract is more likely to be graded by peers with similar interests and familiarity with your work or field. Methods should describe the study design and tools of data acquisition shortly, not data. ⋯ Conclusions have to be based on the present study findings. Make sure your abstract is clear, concise and follows all rules. Show your draft to colleagues for critique, and if you are not a native English speaker show it to a person who can improve/correct your text. Remember that accepted abstracts of completed original research should be followed by published original papers - if this is not intended or fails, it may indicate an impaired ability to succeed in scientific writing and an academic career.
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Stroke is regarded as a possible complication of burn. Some author reported that stroke developed in 22% of burned patients. However, the true incidence and the clinical characteristics of stroke occurring after burn injury are unknown. ⋯ Stroke is a rare complication of a burn injury in the clinical setting. It develops in moderate burns (10-50% of the total body surface area) after some time. Prevention of infection/sepsis is important to alleviate the occurrence of a stroke in these patients.
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Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2007
Management and outcome of patients with transient ischemic attack admitted to a stroke unit.
The way in which patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) are investigated and treated varies substantially worldwide. There are no data on the management and outcome of TIA patients admitted to a stroke unit. We assessed to what extent rapid management of TIA patients admitted to a stroke unit led to specific treatments which can prevent stroke and evaluated the early risk and predictors of stroke in these patients. ⋯ Early management of TIA in a stroke unit leads to specific treatments in a significant proportion of cases. The presence of acute lesions on DWI and the ABCD score predict the 3-month risk of stroke after TIA.
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Cerebrovascular diseases · Jan 2007
Microcirculatory dysfunction in the brain precedes changes in evoked potentials in endotoxin-induced sepsis syndrome in rats.
During sepsis progression microcirculatory dysfunction precedes macrocirculatory failure, partly explaining the occurrence of early organ dysfunction. The matter concerning microcirculatory dysfunction in the brain under septic conditions is less clear. We investigated the integrity of the activation flow coupling during sepsis progression in a rat model of septic shock. ⋯ For the first time we demonstrate microcirculatory dysfunction in the activation flow coupling of the brain. Inappropriate blood supply of neurons might explain the disturbance of neuronal function.