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Randomized, multicenter, dose-ranging trial of retigabine for partial-onset seizures by PORTER, R. J, PARTIOT, A, SACHDEO, R, NOHRIA, V, ALVES, W. M

“…To evaluate the efficacy and safety of retigabine 600, 900, and 1,200 mg/day administered three times daily as adjunctive therapy in patients with…”
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Do women fare worse : a metaanalysis of gender differences in traumatic brain injury outcome by FARACE, Elana, ALVES, Wayne M

“…The purpose of this metaanalysis was to investigate possible gender differences in traumatic brain injury (TBI) sequelae. The case fatality rates in patients…”
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A randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled trial of tirilazad mesylate in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a cooperative study in North America by HALEY, E. C, KASSELL, N. F, APPERSON-HANSEN, C, MAILE, M. H, ALVES, W. M

“…To test the safety and efficacy of tirilazad mesylate, a nonglucocorticoid 21-aminosteroid, in improving the outcome of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid…”
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Development of the First Brazilian Project on Superconducting Power Cable by Neves, M. A., da Silva, E. P., Rosario, M. A. P., Lopes, A. J. S., Branco, L. M. C., Matias, F., Brito, A. S., Maia, F. C. O., Queiroz, A. R., Antunes, J. C., Torres, A. M., Costa, L., Moldernhauer, V., Reis, T., Berredo, A. C. S., Nascimento, C. A. F., Junior, E. L. C., Mendonca, G., Barony, M. A. P., Pereira, M. T. R. F., Guimaraes, M. F., Teixeira, P., Hojo, T., Alves, W. M., Nascimento, C. A. M.

“…The SUPERCABO Project is in development in Brazil, and its primary objective is to achieve knowledge on designing, construction, tests, and economic…”
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Double-blind, randomized, vehicle-controlled study of high-dose tirilazad mesylate in women with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Part I. A cooperative study in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa by LANZINO, G, KASSELL, N. F, DORSCH, N. W. C, PASQUALIN, A, BRANDT, L, SCHMIEDEK, P, TRUSKOWSKI, L. L, ALVES, W. M

“…Findings from previous multicenter clinical trials have suggested that tirilazad mesylate, a synthetic nonhormonal 21-aminosteroid, might be effective in…”
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Ischemic stroke: relation of age, lesion location, and initial neurologic deficit to functional outcome by Macciocchi, S N, Diamond, P T, Alves, W M, Mertz, T

“…Establish the relation between age, gender, initial neurologic deficit, stroke location, prior stroke, hemisphere of stroke, and functional outcome in ischemic…”
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Randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled trial of tirilazad mesylate in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage : a cooperative study in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand by KASSELL, N. F, HALEY, E. C, APPERSON-HANSEN, C, ALVES, W. M

“…Tirilazad mesylate, a nonglucocorticoid 21-aminosteroid, has been shown in experimental models to reduce vasospasm following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) and…”
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Phase II trial of tirilazad in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage : a report of the cooperative aneurysm study by HALEY, E. C, KASSELL, N. F, ALVES, W. M, WEIR, B. K. A, HANSEN, C. A

“…Tirilazad mesylate, a 21-aminosteroid free-radical scavenger, has been shown to ameliorate cerebral vasospasm and reduce infarct size in animal models of…”
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Gender-related differences in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by KONGABLE, G. L, LANZINO, G, GERMASSON, T. P, TRUSKOWSKI, L. L, ALVES, W. M, TORNER, J. C, KASSELL, N. F

“…Female gender is a recognized risk factor for the occurrence of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. In the present study the authors analyzed differences in…”
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Right median nerve electrical stimulation to hasten awakening from coma by COOPER, J. BRYAN, JANE, JOHN A., ALVES, WAYNE M., COOPER, EDWIN B.

“…Electrical stimulation of the right median nerve may hasten the awakening of closed head injured, comatose patients. A series of 25 comatose patients have been…”
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Hyperconvergence in topological dynamics by Souza, Josiney A., Alves, Richard W. M.

“…In this manuscript the concept of hyperspace is revisited. The main purpose is to study hyperconvergence and continuity of orbital and limit set functions for…”
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Do women fare worse? A metaanalysis of gender differences in outcome after traumatic brain injury by Farace, E, Alves, W M

“…The purpose of this metaanalysis was to investigate possible gender differences in TBI sequelae. The case fatality rates in patients after TBI have previously…”
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Neurosurgical complications after apparently minor head injury. Assessment of risk in a series of 610 patients by Dacey, Jr, R G, Alves, W M, Rimel, R W, Winn, H R, Jane, J A

“…A small number of patients with an apparently minor head injury will develop a life-threatening intracranial hematoma that must be rapidly detected and…”
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Continuous monitoring of cerebral oxygenation in acute brain injury : injection of mannitol during hyperventilation by CRUZ, J, MINER, M. E, ALLEN, S. J, ALVES, W. M, GENNARELLI, T. A

“…Global cerebral oxygenation, perfusion pressure, and expired pCO2 were continuously monitored in 10 adults with acute severe closed head trauma. Cerebral…”
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Registration of three-dimensional MR and PET images of the human brain without markers by Kapouleas, I, Alavi, A, Alves, W M, Gur, R E, Weiss, D W

“…Axial and sagittal magnetic resonance (MR) sections and contiguous sections of axial positron emission tomographic (PET) images obtained with fludeoxyglucose…”
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Global attractors for semigroup actions on uniformizable spaces by Souza, Josiney A., Alves, Richard W. M.

“…In this paper the notion of global attractor is extended from the setting of semigroup actions on metric spaces to the setting of semigroup actions on…”
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Head injury mortality in two centers with different emergency medical services and intensive care by Colohan, A R, Alves, W M, Gross, C R, Torner, J C, Mehta, V S, Tandon, P N, Jane, J A

“…The authors report data collected prospectively on 551 cases of head injury in New Delhi, India, and 822 cases in Charlottesville, Virginia. The mortality…”
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Continuous monitoring of cerebral oxygenation in acute brain injury: assessment of cerebral hemodynamic reserve by Cruz, J, Miner, M E, Allen, S J, Alves, W M, Gennarelli, T A

“…A new index of cerebral hemodynamics, cerebral hemodynamic reserve (CHR), was evaluated in 12 comatose adults with severe, acute, traumatic, diffuse swelling…”
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Comparison of the use of medical resources and outcomes in the treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage between Canada and the United States by GLICK, H. A, POLSKY, D, WILLKE, R. J, ALVES, W. M, KASSELL, N, SCHULMAN, K

“…Using data from a randomized trial of tirilazad mesylate, we assessed the differences between Canada and the United States in the use of medical resources and…”
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Economic analysis of tirilazad mesylate for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Economic evaluation of a phase III clinical trial in Europe and Australia by Glick, H, Willke, R, Polsky, D, Llana, T, Alves, W M, Kassell, N, Schulman, K

“…This study used data from a multinational phase III randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled trial to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of tirilazad mesylate…”
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