Objectives: Implementation of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and
Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) coding system presents challenges for using …

Background and Purpose—Medical and neurological complications after acute ischemic
stroke may adversely impact outcome and in some cases may be preventable. Limited data …

Guillain-Barré syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder regarding the clinical presentation,
electrophysiological subtype and outcome. Previous single country reports indicate that Guillain…

The North American study of plasmapheresis in Guillain‐Barré syndrome (GBS) included
early, standardized electrodiagnostic testing in 210 of the 245 patients. To determine the types …

Background and Purpose— Statins have been associated with a reduction in mortality from
noncardiac surgery. This study aimed to determine whether statin use on admission to …

BACKGROUND: Due to uncertain evidence, lumbar fusion for degenerative indications is
associated with the greatest measured practice variation of any surgical procedure. …

Methods. We used the RAND–University of California, Los Angeles, appropriateness
method to define appropriate care, combining best evidence and expert opinion, 3, 4 to …

Among 105 patients given recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA, alteplase)
intravenously for acute stroke, 2 (1.9%) had lingual angioedema, which progressed to a fatal …

Background and Objectives Infections play a key role in the development of Guillain-Barré
syndrome (GBS) and have been associated with specific clinical features and disease severity…

Introduction Parkinson's disease (PD) is neurodegenerative movement disorder affecting
primarily the central nervous system with several recognized non-motor symptoms that can …