Pre-Procedure Blood Sugar Levels in Diabetic and High-Risk Patients Visiting King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital: The Role of the Dentist in Diabetes Screening.

Aim: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a widespread problem. Satisfactory control of DM is essential for maintaining oral health and optimizing the outcomes of dental treatment; DM patients with poor glycaemic control have a high risk of dental treatment-related complications. Furthermore, the dentist and dental office can play an important role in DM screening.

Inhibition of the primary motor cortex and the upgoing thumb sign.

Background: The upgoing thumb sign has been frequently observed in patients with minor strokes and transient ischemic attacks as an indicator of brain involvement. We assessed the effect of primary motor cortex (M1) inhibition in the development of the upgoing thumb sign.

Methods: Used repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS, 1 Hz frequency for 15 min, 1s ISI, 900 pulses) at 60% of resting motor threshold to inhibit the right or left primary motor cortex of 10 healthy individuals.

Pathophysiology and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Detected after Ischemic Stroke (PARADISE): A Translational, Integrated, and Transdisciplinary Approach.

Background: It has been hypothesized that ischemic stroke can cause atrial fibrillation. By elucidating the mechanisms of neurogenically mediated paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, novel therapeutic strategies could be developed to prevent atrial fibrillation occurrence and perpetuation after stroke. This could result in fewer recurrent strokes and deaths, a reduction or delay in dementia onset, and in the lessening of the functional, structural, and metabolic consequences of atrial fibrillation on the heart.

Time is brain: Balancing risk in the treatment of presumed cardioembolic stroke.

Objective: To assess whether clinical criteria can differentiate between presumed embolic strokes and non-embolic strokes before the full etiologic workup.

Methods: Between January 1, 2014 to December 30, 2015, patients with a diagnosis of stroke or transient ischemic attack were first classified clinically (without access to a cardiac assessment) as: 1. presumed embolic stroke defined as a combination of definite cardioembolic stroke and likely to be embolic stroke (no evidence of large/small artery atherosclerosis); 2.

Upgoing thumb sign: A sensitive indicator of brain involvement?

Objective: To assess the frequency of this finding in patients with minor stroke and TIAs compared to those with stroke mimics and to evaluate the level of agreement between examiners to detect an upgoing thumb sign.

Methods: We previously reported an upgoing thumb sign as a subtle clinical finding in patients with transient ischemic attacks or minor stroke. In this study conducted between March 2016 and October 2016 at the Stroke Prevention Clinic at University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, participants were examined independently by stroke faculty and fellows who were blinded to each other's findings.