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A 52-year-old man with a 5-year history of diabetes mellitus and chronic renal disease presented with sudden onset left upper limb weakness and numbness at 5 pm, which progressed to quadriplegia by the next day at 2:30 am. He had dysarthria at admission. There were no sensory symptoms in the lower limbs.
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- - This study investigated factors predicting persistent swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) after a stroke, focusing on parameters related to muscle loss (sarcopenia) in 302 patients diagnosed with cerebral infarction or hemorrhage.
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Venom-induced myocarditis: An unusual case attributable to Vipera aspis bite.
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Life-Threatening tPA-Associated Angioedema: A Rare Case Report and Critical Review.
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Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato, MN, USA.
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