Role of neurologists and diagnostic tests on the management of distal symmetric polyneuropathy.

Importance: Distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DSP) is a prevalent condition that results in high costs from diagnostic testing. However, the role of neurologists and diagnostic tests in patient care is unknown.

Objective: To determine how often neurologists and diagnostic tests influence the diagnosis and management of DSP in a community setting.

Ethnic differences in do-not-resuscitate orders after intracerebral hemorrhage.

Objective: To explore ethnic differences in do-not-resuscitate orders after intracerebral hemorrhage.

Design: Population-based surveillance.

Setting: Corpus Christi, Texas.

Stroke burden in Mexican Americans: the impact of mortality following stroke.

Purpose: To estimate ethnic-specific all-cause mortality risk following ischemic stroke and to compare mortality risk by ethnicity.

Methods: DATA from the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi Project, a population-based stroke surveillance study, were used. Stroke cases between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2002 were identified from emergency department (ED) and hospital sources (n = 1,234).

Treatment of vertigo.

Vertigo is the illusion of motion, usually rotational motion. As patients age, vertigo becomes an increasingly common presenting complaint. The most common causes of this condition are benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, acute vestibular neuronitis or labyrinthitis, Ménière's disease, migraine, and anxiety disorders.

Excess stroke in Mexican Americans compared with non-Hispanic Whites: the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi Project.

Mexican Americans are the largest subgroup of Hispanics, the largest minority population in the United States. Stroke is the leading cause of disability and third leading cause of death. The authors compared stroke incidence among Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic Whites in a population-based study.