Publications by authors named "Li-Xi Xue"
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- Statins are commonly used to prevent further strokes in patients with mild ischemic stroke, but it is unclear if higher doses are beneficial in Asian populations.
- A study comparing high-dose and moderate-dose statins found no significant difference in stroke recurrence rates at 3 and 12 months, suggesting both doses are similarly effective.
- However, high-dose statins were linked to a higher risk of intracranial hemorrhage, indicating potential safety concerns with more intensive treatment.
Contrast-induced encephalopathy (CIE) is a rare complication of angiography. According to our knowledge, the majority of CIE reports is imaging observations and rarely includes results of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) tests. Furthermore, among the cases reporting the data for CSF testing, most of the results were normal.
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