Cerebrovascular Disease

Cerebrovascular Disease

Cerebrovascular disease is a group of brain dysfunctions linked to disease of blood vessels supplying the brain. Hypertension is a cause that damages the blood vessel lining endothelium exposing the collagen beneath.

Cerebrovascular Disease

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Rivastigmine for the Treatment of Delirium—A Review

Delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by disturbances of consciousness, attention, cognition, and perception. It is a common...

Maldistribution of Neurofilaments, Disease Pathogenesis, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a late-onset progressive motor neuron disease first identified in 1869 by...

Risk Scores for Predicting Post-thrombolysis Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the most dangerous and dreaded complication of thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The risk for...

Simvastatin for the Prevention of Delayed Cerebral Vasospasm and Delayed Cerebral Ischemia Following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Every year in the US there are approximately 30,000 reported cases of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), accounting for 5% of all...

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2010 AAN Annual Meeting

10th - 17th April 2010

Continuing medical education is one of the most important and well-regarded member services provided by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN). The...

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