A middle-aged man with a past medical history of hypertension and tobacco use disorder presented to the Emergency Department after evaluation by an ophthalmologist. He complained of ten days of a right-sided headache and three days of diplopia. [+] The post Read more
Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have developed a brain imaging technique called Live Information Optimized Nanoscopy Enabling Saturated Segmentation (LIONESS). The method lets the researchers create high-resolution 3D images of living brain tissu...
Read moreNevro, a medtech company based in California, has developed the HFX iQ spinal cord stimulation system, which is intended to treat chronic pain. While spinal cord stimulators can be very useful in controlling certain types of chronic pain, at present, patients must attend with ...
Read moreResearchers at Florida Atlantic University have developed a soft robotic glove that can assist stroke patients to relearn how to perform dexterous tasks with their hands. The glove contains soft actuators that helps patients to move their fingers as they perform tasks, and sen...
Read moreEngineers at MIT have developed a microelectronic probe that can measure and influence the behavior of neurons involved in the brain-gut axis. Neural communication between the brain and GI tract has been implicated in a range of conditions as varied as autism and Parkinson’s d...
Read moreLos científicos de la Universidad Rice han desarrollado un nanoelectrodo altamente flexible diseñado para su implantación a largo plazo en el cerebro. La estimulación cerebral proporcionada por esta tecnología es increíblemente fina, gracias a la corriente muy baja que puede s...
Read moreLos científicos de la Universidad Purdue han desarrollado una prueba de orina para detectar la enfermedad de Parkinson en etapa temprana. La tecnología implica aislar vesículas extracelulares de origen neural a partir de muestras de orina y luego evaluar las proteínas dentro d...
Read moreEn el podcast EM Quick HIts de este mes: Anand Swaminathan sobre EVT para accidentes cerebrovasculares de oclusión de grandes vasos, Sarah Reid sobre cómo detectar la invaginación intestinal, Andrew Petrosoniak sobre 5 consejos sobre traumatismos penetrantes, Peter Toth sob...
Read moreEn el podcast EM Quick HIts de este mes: Anand Swaminathan sobre EVT para accidentes cerebrovasculares de oclusión de grandes vasos, Sarah Reid sobre cómo detectar la invaginación intestinal, Andrew Petrosoniak sobre 5 consejos sobre traumatismos penetrantes, Peter Toth so...
Read more¿Está utilizando fenobarbital en lugar de benzodiacepinas como monoterapia de primera línea para pacientes con abstinencia de alcohol en el Departamento de Emergencias (SU)? Si no, probablemente deberías hacerlo. Otro fármaco antiguo para una nueva indicación, ¿no? Bueno n...
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