Artery of Percheron Infarction: A Case Report of Bilateral Thalamic Stroke Presenting with Acute Encephalopathy by Charles Donohoe, Nooshin Kiani Nia, Patricia Carey, Vamsi Vemulapalli

“…This patient presented unresponsive without focal neurologic findings but with an initial Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) of 7, and subsequent computed tomographic (CT) head revealed bilateral thalamic hypodensities. …”
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Correlation between traumatic brain injury, obesity and insulin-resistance – a case report by Laura De Wilde, Charlotte De Ruysscher, Kristine Oostra

“…Case report: A 23-year-old woman suffered a traumatic brain injury after a traffic accident, with an initial Glasgow Coma Scale score of 5/15. Positive neurological improvement was observed during her stay in the intensive care unit and the neurosurgical department. …”
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Text to Realistic Image Generation with Attentional Concatenation Generative Adversarial Networks by Linyan Li, Yu Sun, Fuyuan Hu, Tao Zhou, Xuefeng Xi, Jinchang Ren

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Antisecretory factor in severe traumatic brain injury (AFISTBI): protocol for an exploratory randomized placebo-controlled trial by Linus Réen, David Cederberg, Niklas Marklund, Edward Visse, Peter Siesjö

“…Methods/design This is a single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical phase 2 trial, investigating the clinical superiority of Salovum® given as a food supplement during 5 days to adults with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) < 9), admitted to the neurocritical intensive care unit (NICU) at Skane university hospital, Lund, Sweden. …”
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Clinical study on the treatment of acute epidural hematoma by embolization of middle meningeal artery through radial artery access combined with minimally invasive burr hole draina... by Cui Zhang, Qingbo Wang, Chenglong Li, Zixuan Jing, Xinyu Zhao, Yang Chen, Zefu Li

“…General patient characteristics, operation duration, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative complications, and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) scores upon admission and discharge were recorded and compared between the two groups.ResultsIn comparison to the control group, the experimental group exhibited higher rates of postoperative hematoma residuals and longer average postoperative drainage times. …”
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Occult Perforation of the Esophagus during Removal of an Enteral Feeding Tube: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mohammad Alabdallat, Gustav Strandvik, Ibrahim Afifi, Ruben Peralta, Ashok Parchani, Ayman El-Menyar, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

“…We presented a 38-year-old male who was involved in a motor-vehicle collision and found with low Glasgow Coma Scale outside his vehicle. He had polytrauma and was intubated—and commenced on enteral feeding via an OGT. …”
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Profiles of Biomarkers of Excess Alcohol Consumption in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement: Correlation with Function by Paul J. Jenkins, Andrew D. Duckworth, Francis P. C. Robertson, Colin R. Howie, James S. Huntley

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An Updated Design Formula for Predicting the Compressive Strength of Plate: Elastic Buckling and Ultimate Compressive Strength by Do Kyun Kim, Hee Yeong Yang, Shen Li, Seungjun Kim

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Modified ‘Xingnao Kaiqiao’ acupuncture technique shortens the recovery time of comatose patients by Dan Meng, Liangfeng Wang, Shengqiang Cheng, Pan Cai

“…When considering recovery as an outcome variable, acupuncture treatment (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.658), pre-treatment Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score (HR = 1.188), and post-treatment GCS score (HR = 1.519) were associated with favorable patient recovery time (HR > 1).Conclusion Acupuncture can effectively shorten the duration of coma and promote recovery time in patients. …”
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Significance of Baseline and Changes of Tumor Markers and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Overall Survival for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Retr... by Makoto Kadokura, Keisuke Tanaka, Fumitake Amemiya, Shinichi Takano, Mitsuharu Fukasawa, Nobuyuki Enomoto

“…Results: Multivariate analysis revealed that Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status 2 (hazard ratio [HR] 4.07, P < 0.01), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) ≥3.9 (HR 1.97, P < 0.001), modified Glasgow prognostic score 1–2 (HR 2.77, P < 0.001), carcinoembryonic antigen ≥5.0 (HR 1.44, P = 0.026), carbohydrate antigen 19-9 ≥37 (HR 1.83, P = 0.004), ΔNLR >0 (HR 2.01, P < 0.001), ΔCEA (subtracting the baseline from the start of second cycles of chemotherapy) >0 (HR 1.64, P = 0.002), and ΔCA19-9>0 (HR 1.77, P = 0.002) were independent negative prognostic factors. …”
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Efecto de un programa de intervención en atención para pacientes con trauma craneoencefálico moderado by María Teresa Cuervo Cuesta, Adriana Rincón Castillo, María Cristina Quijano Martínez

“…El programa se aplicó a 3 hombres con escolaridad promedio de 9 años, con una media de 31,6 años de edad y un Glasgow entre 9-12 puntos; sin antecedentes neurológicos o psiquiátricos. …”
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The Use of Corticosteroid Randomisation after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) Prognostic Model as Mortality Predictor of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Underwent Surgery in Low-Mi... by Radian A. Halimi, Iwan Fuadi, Dionisius Alby

“…Independent statistical analysis showed that 14-day mortality risk, age, Glasgow Coma Scale score, TBI severity, pupillary response, and major extracranial trauma had a significant individual correlation with patients’ actual mortality outcome (p<0.05). …”
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Randomised trial of coconut oil, olive oil or butter on blood lipids and other cardiovascular risk factors in healthy men and women by Stephen J Sharp, Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert Luben, Nita G Forouhi, Leila Finikarides, Islam Afzal, Marleen Lentjes

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Associations between accurate measures of adiposity and fitness, blood proteins, and insulin sensitivity among South Asians and Europeans by Pik Fang Kho, Pik Fang Kho, Laurel Stell, Shirin Jimenez, Shirin Jimenez, Daniela Zanetti, Daniela Zanetti, Daniela Zanetti, Daniel J. Panyard, Kathleen L. Watson, Ashish Sarraju, Ashish Sarraju, Ming-Li Chen, Ming-Li Chen, Lars Lind, John R. Petrie, Khin N. Chan, Holly Fonda, Kyla Kent, Kyla Kent, Jonathan N. Myers, Jonathan N. Myers, Jonathan N. Myers, Latha Palaniappan, Latha Palaniappan, Latha Palaniappan, Fahim Abbasi, Themistocles L. Assimes, Themistocles L. Assimes, Themistocles L. Assimes, Themistocles L. Assimes

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A Novel Semi-Supervised Learning Method Based on Fast Search and Density Peaks by Fei Gao, Teng Huang, Jinping Sun, Amir Hussain, Erfu Yang, Huiyu Zhou

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Lactate Level Predicts Mortality in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Muge Gulen, Salim Satar, Adnan Tas, Akkan Avci, Hakan Nazik, Basak Toptas Firat

“…The aim of this study was to show whether the level of lactate in venous blood compared with the Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score (GBS), in patients diagnosed with upper gastrointestinal system (UGI) bleeding in the emergency department, will help to predict the need for transfusion and prognosis. …”
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Modelling and measurements of thermally induced residual stress in IN718 nickel-based superalloy during non-uniform quenching by S. Rahimi, M. King, M. Amir Siddiq, B.P. Wynne

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The Development of Simple Scoring System to Predict Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in Patients with Stroke by In-Hui Pak, Se-Ryong Han, Chol-Ho Sin, Hyo-Song Kim, Un-Ryong Rim

“…The variables with significant difference between the non-UTI group and the UTI group were age (non-UTI versus UTI, 56.4 ± 7.2 vs. 59.0 ± 12.8; p<0.001), female (244 (24.2) vs. 176 (36.1), p<0.001), 300 ≦ SI (smoking index) (16 (2.4) vs. 48 (12.0), p<0.001), alcohol > 25 g/d (292 (29.0) vs. 184 (37.7), p<0.001), poststroke hyperglycemia (120 (10.3) vs. 163 (33.4), p<0.001), indwelling of urinary catheter (157 (15.6) vs. 351 (72.0), p<0.001), GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale) on admission (11.2 ± 3.9 vs. 8.5 ± 4.0, p=0.038), and WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgeons) (in subarachnoid hemorrhage) on admission (2.9 ± 1.7 vs. 3.5 ± 1.5, p<0.001). …”
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Long-term Air Pollution Exposure Impact on COVID-19 Morbidity in China by Yihan Wu, Qingming Zhan, Qunshan Zhao

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Liquefied Petroleum Gas Poisoning in a Child: A Case Report from a Low-Middle Income Country by Abid Jamali, Latif Shamasuddin, Aimen Yunus, Nadeem Ullah Khan

“…Upon arrival, the patient was tachycardic, with a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 11/15. The systemic examination was unremarkable, and the electrocardiogram (ECG) showed a normal sinus rhythm. …”
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