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Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients
In advanced dementia patients with feeding problems, careful hand feeding (CHF) is associated with a 40 percent lower risk of pneumonia and similar 1-year survival rate vs nasogastric tube feeding (NGF), a retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown.
Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients
28 Nov 2022
CT angiography may increase potential EVT recipients for acute ischaemic stroke
Using collateral flow findings, as seen on computed tomographic (CT) angiography, may widen the population who can undergo late endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS), according to findings of the MR CLEAN-LATE trial.
CT angiography may increase potential EVT recipients for acute ischaemic stroke
27 Nov 2022
Alprazolam safe, effective for controlling seizures
The use of alprazolam leads to rapid termination of seizures in patients with focal and/or generalized epilepsy treated in an inpatient setting, according to the results of the phase II study ENGAGE-E-001.
Alprazolam safe, effective for controlling seizures
26 Nov 2022
Sleep disturbance comes in three in kids with new-onset epilepsy
New research has shown that there are three distinct phenotypes of sleep disturbance in children with newly diagnosed epilepsy: minimal, moderate, and severe.
Sleep disturbance comes in three in kids with new-onset epilepsy
23 Nov 2022
Elevated blood pressure a red flag for stroke, bleeding in seniors with nonvalvular AF
A systolic blood pressure (BP) of at least 145 mm Hg appears to be a strong predictor of stroke, stroke/systemic embolic events (SEE), major bleeding, and intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in older patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study.