Background and Purpose: The mechanisms linking systemic inflammation to poor outcome
in ischemic stroke are not fully understood. The authors investigated if peripheral …

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening emergency and can present neurological symptoms,
mainly associated with a stroke. This represents a challenge to the neurologist because of …

Carotid endarterectomy carries the risk of several complications. We report a 55-year-old
woman with recurrent cerebral vasoconstriction postoperatively. She had bilateral high …

Background Accurate prediction of functional outcomes is crucial in stroke management, but
this remains challenging. Objective To evaluate the performance of the generative language …

A 47-year-old male Caucasian patient, with no previous relevant medical history, presented
in September 1996 with persistent right lower quadrant abdominal pain. A tumor in the …

Introduction: Since the publication of endovascular treatment trials and European Stroke
Guidelines, Portugal has re-organized stroke healthcare. The nine centers performing …

Objectives The scores to predict outcome in ischemic stroke were validated prior to the
approval of modern revascularization treatments. We evaluated the accuracy of pre and post …

Ebstein's anomaly is a rare congenital malformation of the heart characterized by apical
displacement of the septal and posterior tricuspid valve leaflets, leading to atrialisation of the …

Telehealth can be a convenient option, more adjustable to patients needs, and can improve
access to services. However, its implementation often brings challenges. Open dialogue …

Access to mental healthcare is faced with many challenges and to address the needs of
patients, socially assistive robots (SAR) have been used as an innovative therapeutic tool …