Journal of vascular and interventional neurology
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J Vasc Interv Neurol · Oct 2015
Traumatic Brain Injury Related to Motor Vehicle Accidents in Guinea: Impact of Treatment Delay, Access to Healthcare, and Patient's Financial Capacity on Length of Hospital Stay and In-hospital Mortality.
Traumatic brain injury related to road traffic accidents poses a major challenge in resource-poor settings within Guinea. ⋯ Prolonged hospital stay and higher in-hospital mortality was associated with longer time interval between accident and hospital arrival. This delay is attributed to inadequate condition of intercity roads and lack of emergency medical services.
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J Vasc Interv Neurol · Oct 2015
Risk of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among Medicare Beneficiaries Undergoing Video Electroencephalographic Monitoring.
Sudden cardiac death is the dominant reason of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Anecdotal reports have documented cardiac arrest during video electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring. We performed this study to determine the rate of cardiac arrest and need for cardiac resuscitation during video EEG monitoring. ⋯ While the risk of cardiac arrest during video EEG monitoring may exist, the rate of such events was negligible in our study comprising of elderly Medicare patients.