Introduction. Noncontrast head CT (NCCT) is the standard radiologic test for patients presenting with acute stroke. Early ischemic changes (EIC) are often overlooked on initial NCCT. We determine the sensitivity and specificity of improved EIC detection by a standardized method of image evaluation (Stroke Windows). Methods. We performed a retrospective chart review to identify patients with acu...

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Navarrete-Opazo A, Mitchell GS. Recruitment and plasticity in diaphragm, intercostal, and abdominal muscles in unanesthetized rats. J Appl Physiol 117: 180–188, 2014. First published May 15, 2014; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00130.2014.—Although rats are a frequent model for studies of plasticity in respiratory motor control, the relative capacity of rat accessory respiratory muscles to express pl...

>1⁄3 MCA Conundrum To the Editor: The controversy about the significance of early ischemic changes (EIC) on CT after acute stroke by von Kummer, Lyden, and Davis and Donnan1–3 nicely summarizes the issues except for what, in my mind, is the most likely explanation for the discrepancy between the NINDS and ECASS conclusions on this subject. I would also like to propose an alternative way of look...

In this paper, we propose a new Empirical Information Criterion (EIC) for model selection which penalizes the likelihood of the data by a function of the number of parameters in the model. It is designed to be used where there are a large number of time series to be forecast. However, a bootstrap version of the EIC can be used where there is a single time series to be forecast. The EIC provides...

In this paper, we propose a new Empirical Information Criterion (EIC) for model selection which penalizes the likelihood of the data by a function of the number of parameters in the model. It is designed to be used where there are a large number of time series to be forecast. However, a bootstrap version of the EIC can be used where there is a single time series to be forecast. The EIC provides...

BACKGROUND The uterine endometrial polyp (EMP) has a potential risk of developing malignant tumors especially in postmenopausal women. These malignancies include endometrial intraepithelial carcinoma (EIC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Eight patients with EIC in the EMP, who were postmenopausal with ages ranging from 49 to 76 years (av. 62), were cytologically reviewed in comparison with histological...

>1⁄3 MCA Conundrum To the Editor: The controversy about the significance of early ischemic changes (EIC) on CT after acute stroke by von Kummer, Lyden, and Davis and Donnan1–3 nicely summarizes the issues except for what, in my mind, is the most likely explanation for the discrepancy between the NINDS and ECASS conclusions on this subject. I would also like to propose an alternative way of look...