Use of healthcare resources and costs of acute cardioembolic stroke management in the Region of Madrid: The CODICE Study.

Introduction: Stroke is the main cause of admission to Neurology departments and cardioembolic stroke (CS) is one of the most common subtypes of stroke.

Methods: A multicentre prospective observational study was performed in 5 Neurology departments in public hospitals in the Region of Madrid (Spain). The objective was to estimate the use of healthcare resources and costs of acute CS management.

[Acalculia: its classification, aetiology and clinical management].

To carry out a review of the literature on the different neurological mechanisms involved in processing calculations, the injuries to brain structure that can result in acalculia and the clinical management of these patients. Development and conclusions. Acalculia is defined as the disorder affecting the ability to calculate that is acquired as the result of a brain injury.