Neurocritical care
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Multicenter Study
Prognostic factors of spinal cord decompression sickness in recreational diving: retrospective and multicentric analysis of 279 cases.
This study aims to determine the potential risk factors associated with the development of severe diving-related spinal cord decompression sickness (DCS). ⋯ Clinical symptoms of spinal cord DCS and their initial course before admission to the hyperbaric center should be considered as major prognostic factors in recovery. A new severity score is proposed to optimize the initial clinical evaluation for spinal cord DCS.
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Multicenter Study
Intracranial hemorrhage following neuroendovascular procedures with abciximab is associated with high mortality: a multicenter series.
Abciximab is being used as an adjunct to neuroendovascular procedures both to prevent and treat ischemic sequelae. Experience with abciximab in this setting is limited; major bleeding complications, including fatal intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), are of particular concern. We report our multicenter experience with ICH following the administration of abciximab during neuroendovascular procedures. ⋯ Adjunctive use of abciximab to prevent or treat ischemic sequelae during neuroendovascular procedures is associated with a high risk of ICH (18%). We report 9 cases of ICH associated with abciximab administration during neuroendovascular procedures with 44% mortality.