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Cognitive Testing: The Utility of Mini-Mental Status Examination (MMSE) and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in Stroke Care and Research

Abstract The need for stratification and a common scale amongst clinicians to evaluate and rate patients cognitive status has led to development of clinical scales...

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Receptor Selectivity and Targeted Neuropathologies: Using MPTP, and Viral Infections as Explanatory Models in Neurodegenerative Disorders

Abstract Neurodegenerative disorders are the result of cumulative damages to parts of the brain over time. Ethanol-induced cerebellar dysfunction, ataxia, Wernicke encephalopathy in alcoholics, exposure to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine...

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Posture and Balance: Neural Correlates of Postural Instability after Stroke and Other Movement Disorders

Abstract This paper explores the neural correlates of posture and balance after stroke, and provides visual examples of postural instability in a patient with watershed...

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Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Implication of a complete Circle of Willis and Why Some people Do Not Suffer from Stroke Despite Vascular Blockage.

Abstract It is thought that over 50% of the population do not have a complete circle of Willis. This important web of arteries is a...

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Antiphospholipid antibodies and Lupus Anticoagulant: The Role of Immunoglobulins in Thrombosis and Cryptogenic Strokes

Abstract Lupus anticoagulant (LA) is associated clinically with thrombosis, not bleeding; most patients with LA do not have systemic lupus erythematosus. The laboratory hallmark of...

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The Neuroscience of Motor Control: Optimal to Pathologic Motor Performance

Abstract In humans, movement requires a well-coordinated control of sensory and motor mechanisms, yet  mundane tasks such as walking or sitting upright could drastically be...

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Psychogenic Stroke Mimic: Examination of Nonorganic Neurologic Disorders

Abstract In acute settings, specifically in the emergency department, physicians often encounter patients with chief complaints of unilateral weakness or hemiparesis. Although imaging studies and...

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Hemostasis, Coagulation and Thrombolytics in Stroke: The link Between the Coagulation and Fibrinolytic Systems

Abstract Thrombolysis is the current standard of care for ischemic stroke. In order to better understand its underlying mechanisms, a closer look at the basic...

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Clinical Exam: Neurological Examination and Stroke Localization

Abstract Stroke is a syndrome, an umbrella term for a group of different symptoms based on the location of ischemia,  hemorrhage, or inadequate perfusion. In...

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Stroke, Vascular Territories, and Individual Variabilities in Collateral Circulation

  Abstract The brain relies heavily on a continuous supply of oxygenated blood. All neurological pathologies with vascular origins show a unique pattern based on...

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