Neurology
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Neurology
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Multicenter Study
CT within 6 hours of headache onset to rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage in nonacademic hospitals.
To investigate whether staff radiologists working in nonacademic hospitals can adequately rule out subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) on head CT <6 hours after headache onset. ⋯ Our results support a change of practice wherein a lumbar puncture can be withheld in patients with a head CT scan performed <6 hours after headache onset and reported negative for the presence of SAH by a staff radiologist in the described nonacademic setting.
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To compare long-term outcome of children and young adults with arterial ischemic stroke (AIS) from 2 large registries. ⋯ There were no major differences in long-term outcome after AIS in children and young adults for mortality, disability, quality of life, psychological, or social variables.