Safety and Efficacy of Thrombectomy in Vietnamese Stroke Patients Selected through Perfusion Imaging with an Onset Time between 6 and 24 Hours.

Introduction: Recent trials have demonstrated the remarkable benefit of endovascular treatment (EVT) up to 24 h in patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) and target mismatch profiles; however, benefits of late-window EVT in Vietnamese population remain poorly understood. This study aims to evaluate the real-world outcomes of EVT in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients selected using perfusion imaging within the 6-24-h window.

Methods: This is a prospective study of consecutive patients with anterior circulation LVO stroke who underwent EVT within 6-24 h after last known well between August 2022 and March 2024.

Outcome of Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion in Patients with Intracranial Atherosclerotic Disease.

Introduction: Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) has been identified as a major cause of acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO).This study compared the characteristics and treatment outcomes in acute BAO patients with and without ICAD.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted at 115 People's Hospital, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam from August 2021 to June 2023.

The role of nutritional risk evaluation in predicting adverse outcomes among patients with severe COVID-19 in Vietnam.

Introduction: As sufficient nutrition helps alleviate catabolic stress and modulate the systemic inflammatory response of the body, it plays an indispensable role in the good prognosis of critically ill patients. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the malnutrition of patients with severe COVID-19 and its association with adverse treatment outcomes.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cross-sectional study in two provincial hospitals in Hanoi from February to April 2022.

Reversible leukoencephalopathy associated with organotin poisoning.

Introduction: Organotin compounds are widely used in the plastic industry. We demonstrate the role of brain magnetic resonance imaging in a patient with leukoencephalopathy.

Clinical Course: A 38-year-old man who worked with trimethyltin and dimethyltin in a polyvinyl chloride factory reported a two-week progression of impaired memory, loss of balance, apathy, tinnitus, scaly darkened skin, and psychomotor slowing that rendered him unable to continue his daily activities.

Dynamic skin cooling with an environmentally compatible alternative cryogen during laser surgery.

Background And Objectives: Cryogen spray cooling with tetrafluoroethane (R134a) has been used to enhance epidermal protection during dermatologic laser surgery. However, R134a has a very high global warming potential (GWP = 1300). Our objective was to evaluate the cooling effectiveness of an alternative cryogen with a much lower GWP, namely liquid carbon dioxide (CO(2), GWP = 1).