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Functional Outcome of Endovascular Treatment in Patients With Acute Ischemic St...
Ferreira Cristina, S; Fior, A; Alves, M; Papoila, AL; Paiva Nunes, AIntroduction Endovascular treatment (EVT) with mechanical thrombectomy and acute carotid stenting has become an integral part of the treatment of acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion. Despite being included in the most recent stroke guidelines, only comprehensive centers can offer EVT and thus patients frequently need to be transferred from primary hospitals. We aimed to assess which pre-hospital m...
Functional Outcome after Mechanical Thrombectomy with or without Previous Throm...
Machado, M; Alves, M; Fior, A; Fragata, I; Papoila, AL; Reis, J; Paiva Nunes, AIntroduction: Combined intravenous therapy (IVT) and mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is the standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with large vessel occlusion (LVO). However, the use of IVT before MT is recently being questioned. Objectives: To compare patients treated with IVT before MT with those treated with MT alone, in a real-world scenario. Methods: Retrospective analysis of AIS patients with LVO...
Isolated Aortitis: a Rare Cause of Febrile Illness
Fior, A; Barreto, PFebrile illness often presents a challenge for the clinician. The main causes of febrile illness are infections, solid or haematological malignancies and connective tissue disorders, including vasculitis. A 49-year-old woman sought medical attention because of intermittent fever that lasted 2 weeks. She presented no further symptoms or physical signs to suggest the aetiology. The epidemiological context was irr...
Is This Septic Shock? A Rare Case of Distributive Shock
Val-Flores, L; Fior, A; Santos, A; Reis, L; Bento, LThe authors report a rare case of shock in a patient without significant clinical history, admitted to the intensive care unit for suspected septic shock. The patient was initially treated with fluid therapy without improvement. A hypothesis of systemic capillary leak syndrome was postulated following the confirmation of severe hypoalbuminemia, hypotension, and hemoconcentration - a combination of three symptom...