• The specific situation of the patient. Unless otherwise provided for by national regulations,
off-label use of medication should be limited to situations where it is in the patient's interest …

1. Specific recommendations for prevention strategies often depend on the ischemic
stroke/transient ischemic attack subtype. Therefore, new in this guideline is a section …

LRRC4 is a novel relatively specific gene, which displays significant down-regulation in
primary brain tumor biopsies and has the potential to suppress brain tumor growth. In this …

Background—The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of neurological
complications in patients with infective endocarditis, the risk factors for their development …

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Regular, evidence‐based assignment of patients to etiologic stroke categories is essential to
enable valid comparison among studies. We designed an algorithm (SSS‐TOAST) that …

The role of surgery in active IE has expanded progressively since early reports of successful
outcome. 10 Subsequent declines in mortality may be attributed to a variety of improvements …

Reports of the predictive value of minor elevation of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels
(between 3 and 10 mg/L) for atherosclerotic events have generated considerable interest, as …

BACKGROUND: Embolic events to the central nervous system are a major cause of
morbidity and mortality in patients with infective endocarditis (IE). The appropriate role of …

Purpose: To review the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) and
endocarditis (SAE), and discuss the short-and long-term outcome. Materials and methods: A …