Subarachnoid hemorrhage is a neurologic emergency and a detrimental cerebrovascular event with a high rate of death and complications. Recommendations have been developed and based on literature search, evaluation of the results of large international clinical trials, collective experience of the authors, and endorsed by the Croatian Society of Neurovascular Disorders, Croatian Society of Neurology including Section for Neurocritical Care, Croatian Neurosurgical Society, Croatian Society for Difficult Airway Management and Croatian Medical Association. The aim of these guidelines is to provide current and comprehensive recommendations and to assist physicians in making appropriate decisions in the management of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThese are evidence based guidelines for the management of medical complications in patients following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, developed and endorsed by the Croatian Society of Neurovascular Disorders, Croatian Society of Neurology including Section for Neurocritical Care, Croatian Neurosurgical Society, Croatian Society for Difficult Airway Management and Croatian Medical Association. They consist of recommendations for best monitoring, medical treatment and interventions based on the literature, evaluation of the results of large international clinical trials, and collective experience of the authors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastric pentadecapeptide BPC 157 (GEPPPGKPADDAGLV, an anti-ulcer peptide, efficient in inflammatory bowel disease trials (PL 14736), no toxicity reported, improved muscle crush injury. After an induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice by a falling weight, BPC 157 regimens (10.0microg, 10.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDepartment of Neurology, Split University Hospital has 77 contracted hospital beds. 70 health professionals were employed in the Department; 17 medical doctors and 53 nurses. Aim was to evaluate work results in the one-year period with emphasis on the number of employed health professionals compared to the standards defined by the Ministry of Health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological impairment mostly affecting younger adults substantially decreasing their working and living abilities. Different rating scales to determine disabilities are being used: EDSS, NRS, and CAMBS. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of life in MS patients, with reference to the disease itself and its treatment, comparing patients with MS and a matching healthy control group.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe present the 55-year-old woman who has had kidney transplantation three times. She has been treated with immunosuppressive therapy and lamivudine for hepatitis B and C. Nine years after the last transplantation she showed neurological symptoms that presented in the form of confusion and epileptic seizures of the grand mal type.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuntington's disease (HD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by the following triad of clinical hallmarks: chorea, cognitive impairment and behavior disorders [8]. In 1993 the gene responsible for HD, whose mutation results in HD, was identified and mapped on the chromosome 4p16.3 [6].
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