We designed a 15-item neurologic examination stroke scale for use in acute stroke therapy
trials. In a study of 24 stroke patients, interrater reliability for the scale was found to be high (…

Background Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis is an important cause of stroke.
Warfarin is commonly used in preference to aspirin for this disorder, but these therapies have …

The ACCF/AHA writing committee to create the 2011 Guideline on the Management of
Patients With Extracranial Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (ECVD) conducted a …

Background— Antithrombotic therapy for intracranial arterial stenosis was recently evaluated
in the Warfarin versus Aspirin for Symptomatic Intracranial Disease (WASID) trial. A …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Laboratory evidence indicates that progesterone has potent neuroprotective
effects. We conducted a pilot clinical trial to assess the safety and potential benefit of …

ContextAfrican American adolescent girls are at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) infection, but interventions specifically designed for this population have not reduced …

We used a combination of radioiodine scanning and quantitative radiation dosimetry to
evaluate responses to therapeutic irradiation with 131 l in 76 patients with thyroid …

Background Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide.
Progesterone has been shown to improve neurologic outcome in multiple experimental …

To better define the etiologic importance of hypertension for spontaneous intracerebral
hemorrhage, hospital records were studied for all patients sustaining intracerebral hemorrhage …

For almost five decades, 131I treatment of thyroid cancer has been based empirically on
administered activity rather than on actual radiation doses delivered. In 1983, we defined …