Neurology
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Although detailed volumetric MRI assessment of medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) can predict dementia in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), it is not easily applied to routine clinical practice. ⋯ Visual assessment of MTA on brain MRI using a standardized rating scale is a powerful and independent predictor of conversion to dementia in relatively young MCI patients. As overlap existed in MTA scores between patients with and without dementia at follow-up, the results should be interpreted in the light of the odds for the individual patient.
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To evaluate the prognosis of patients with acute occlusion of the carotid T. ⋯ Acute carotid T occlusion does not necessarily carry a poor prognosis. IV thrombolysis frequently results in recanalization, which is related to a better clinical outcome and smaller final infarction size.