14 research outputs found
A woman whose radiographs showed subcutaneous metallic objects
10.1503/cmaj.050113CMAJ1732150-CMAJ
Estimating transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 at different intraspatial levels in an institutional outbreak
10.1016/j.epidem.2022.100617EPIDEMICS4
Rapid Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study
Aim. This study sought to establish the discriminant validity of a rapid cognitive screen, that is, the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke-Canadian Stroke Network (NINDS-CSN) 5-minute protocol, and compare its discriminant validity to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) in detecting cognitive impairment (CI) in PD patients. Methods. One hundred and one PD patients were recruited from a movement disorders clinic in Singapore and they received the NINDS-CSN 5-minute protocol, MoCA, and MMSE. No cognitive impairment (NCI) was defined as Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) = 0 and CI was defined as CDR ≥ 0.5. Results. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of NINDS-CSN 5-minute protocol was statistically equivalent to MoCA and larger than MMSE (0.86 versus 0.90, P=0.07; 0.86 versus 0.76, P=0.03). The sensitivity of NINDS-CSN 5-minute protocol (<9) was statistically equivalent to MoCA (<22) (0.77 versus 0.85, P=0.13) and superior to MMSE (<24) (0.77 versus 0.52, P<0.01) in detecting CI, while the specificity of NINDS-CSN 5-minute protocol (<9) was statistically equivalent to MoCA (<22) and MMSE (<24) (0.78 versus 0.88, P=0.34). Conclusion. The NINDS-CSN 5-minute protocol is time expeditious while remaining statistically equivalent to MoCA and superior to MMSE and therefore is suitable for rapid cognitive screening of CI in PD patients
Stable thyroid function despite regular use of povidone-iodine throat spray for SARS-CoV-2 prophylaxis
10.1080/07853890.2022.2108132ANNALS OF MEDICINE5413299-330
High incidence of under-treated atrial fibrillation: perspectives from an Asian Stroke Endovascular Thrombectomy Registry
10.1007/s11239-019-02019-0JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND THROMBOLYSIS492268-270Netherland
Assessment of intracranial collaterals on CT angiography in anterior circulation acute ischemic stroke
10.3174/ajnr.A4117American Journal of Neuroradiology362289-29
Characterisation of acute ischemic stroke in patients with left ventricular thrombi after myocardial infarction
10.1007/s11239-019-01829-6JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND THROMBOLYSIS481158-16