Publications by authors named "A Hlavnicka"
Article Synopsis
- Overall mortality rates from strokes have decreased over the past 30 years, likely due to improved control of vascular risk factors.
- Recent data from studies indicate that in-hospital mortality rates for stroke patients may be lower than previously estimated, with rates around 2.5%.
- A significant portion of strokes studied were ischemic (71%), while hemorrhagic strokes made up 29%, and effective patient management in specialized centers contributed to lower mortality rates.
Cerebrospinal fluid lactate in post-neurosurgical bacterial meningitis diagnosis.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
September 2013
Background: Differential diagnosis between post-neurosurgical bacterial meningitis (PNBM) and aseptic meningitis is difficult. Inflammatory and biochemical cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) changes mimic those classically observed after CNS surgery. CSF lactate assay has therefore been proposed as a useful PNBM marker.
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