Flow Diversion for Middle Cerebral Artery Aneurysms: An International Cohort Study.

Background: Open surgery has traditionally been preferred for the management of bifurcation middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms. Flow diverting stents present a novel endovascular strategy for aneurysm treatment.

Objective: To add to the limited literature describing the outcomes and complications in the use of flow diverters for the treatment of these complex aneurysms.

Value-based chronic care model approach for vulnerable older patients with multiple chronic conditions.

"" (Suborne 2007). The rising rate of the global aging population is predicted to create a health care crisis within the next three decades. Vulnerable older adults suffer from multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) in addition to cognitive and physical decline during the process of aging resulting in an inability to optimally achieve self-management.

Carisoprodol: a drug of continuing abuse.

Carisoprodol (Soma) is a noncontrolled, skeletal-muscle relaxant whose active metabolite is meprobamate. Despite previous indications that the drug may be abused, it continues to be widely prescribed for musculoskeletal conditions involving muscle spasm. Presented here are three cases demonstrating patterns of carisoprodol abuse not previously reported.