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Mechanism and Management of Headache, Seventh Edition [Neurology current issue] Comprehensive text on Headache available.
Seizures during stroke thrombolysis heralding dramatic neurologic recovery. Interesting insight into early recovery after TPA therapy.
Seizures during thrombolytic therapy for ischemic stroke have not previously been described as a favorable prognostic sign. We report three patients with severe stroke (NIH Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score 15 to 20) who experienced a seizure during tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) infusion. While initially raising alarm about possible hemorrhage, the seizures heralded dramatic recovery (an immediate 15-point NIHSS score improvement after tPA; NIHSS score 0 or 1 at 24 hours). We propose that the seizures during thrombolysis may indicate cortical reperfusion and/or hyperperfusion due to early recanalization of an acutely occluded intracranial artery.
Two studies highlighting the role of body mass index and neurologic disorders
| Body mass index and the risk of Parkinson disease. and Body mass index in older persons is associated with Alzheimer disease pathology. from the current issue of Neurology |