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Prevalence and prediction of unrecognised diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance following acute stroke by Gray, Christopher S., Scott, Jon F., French, Joyce M., Alberti, K. G. M. M., O’Connell, Janice E.

“…Background: diabetes mellitus not only increases the risk of ischaemic stroke two- to four-fold but also adversely inXuences prognosis. The prevalence of…”
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Glucose potassium insulin infusions in the treatment of acute stroke patients with mild to moderate hyperglycemia : The Glucose Insulin in Stroke Trial (GIST) by SCOTT, J. F, ROBINSON, G. M, FRENCH, J. M, O'CONNELL, J. E, ALBERTI, K. G. M. M, GRAY, C. S

“…Hyperglycemia following acute stroke is strongly associated with subsequent mortality and impaired neurological recovery, but it is unknown whether maintenance…”
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Prevalence of admission hyperglycaemia across clinical subtypes of acute stroke by Scott, Jon F, Robinson, Gina M, French, Joyce M, O'Connell, Janice E, Alberti, KGMM, Gray, Christopher S

“…Scott et al conclude that if treatment to modulate plasma glucose is found to be effective, it is likely to be applicable to over two-thirds of acute stroke…”
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Atrial fibrillation and cognitive function: case-control study by O’Connell, Janice E, Gray, Christopher S, French, Joyce M, Robertson, Ian H

“…Atrial fibrillation is an important and independent risk factor for cerebrovascular disease and vascular dementia. There is increasing evidence that atrial…”
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Ignoring a Covariate: An Example of Simpson's Paradox by Appleton, David R., French, Joyce M., Vanderpump, Mark P. J.

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Recovery of Visual Fields in Acute Stroke: Homonymous Hemianopia Associated with Adverse Prognosis by GRAY, CHRISTOPHER S., FRENCH, JOYCE M., BATES, DAVID, CARTLIDGE, NIALL E. F., VENABLES, GRAHAM S., JAMES, O. F. W.

“…In a prospective study of 157 patients (median age 73 years) admitted to hospital within 72 hours of acute cerebral hemisphere stroke, there was clinical…”
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Ignoring a Covariate: An Example of Simpson's Paradox by Appleton, David R., French, Joyce M., Vanderpump, Mark P. J.

“…The possibility that the apparent direction of an association will be reversed when covariates are taken into account is well known, but many examples of this…”
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Colorectal Carcinoma: Do Elderly Patients present Differently? by CURLESS, RICHARD, FRENCH, JOYCE M., WILLIAMS, GARETH V., JAMES, OLIVER F. W.

“…A cohort of patients with a histological diagnosis of colorectal carcinoma was enrolled prospectively. All subjects were interviewed by one observer using a…”
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Motor Recovery Following Acute Stroke by GRAY, CHRISTOPHER S., FRENCH, JOYCE M., BATES, DAVID, CARTLIDGE, NIALL E. F., JAMES, OLIVER F. W., VENABLES, GRAHAM

“…There is little information available from which normal patterns of recovery from acute stroke can be ascertained. Most attention has been directed towards…”
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Historical Risk Factors for Stroke: A Case Control Study by SPRIGGS, DAVID A., FRENCH, JOYCE M., MURDY, JUDITH M., BATES, DAVID, JAMES, OLIVER F. W.

“…The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for admission to hospital with stroke by means of a case-control study recruiting age- and sex-matched…”
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A Randomized Double-blind Controlled Trial of Naftidrofuryl in Acute Stroke by GRAY, CHRISTOPHER S., FRENCH, JOYCE M., VENABLES, GRAHAM S., CARTLIDGE, NIALL E. F., JAMES, OLIVER F. W., BATES, DAVID

“…There is evidence to support the use of naftidrofuryl in acute stroke with claims of increased recovery, reduced fatality and reduced bed occupancy in patients…”
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Effect of the risk factors for stroke on survival by Spriggs, D A, French, J M, Murdy, J M, James, O F, Bates, D

“…In a case-controlled study into the risk factors for admission to hospital with stroke, 400 subjects and 400 age and sex-matched controls were recruited. All…”
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Neurologic and neuropsychological morbidity following major surgery: comparison of coronary artery bypass and peripheral vascular surgery by SHAW, P. J, BATES, D, CARTLIDGE, N. E. F, FRENCH, J. M, HEAVISIDE, D, JULIAN, D. G, SHAW, D. A

“…As part of a prospective study of the neurologic and neuropsychological complications of coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 312 patients were compared with…”
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Alcohol and stroke : a case-control study of drinking habits past and present by RODGERS, H, ATIKEN, P. D, FRENCH, J. M, CURLESS, R. H, BATES, D, JAMES, O. F. W

“…Previous studies have reported a U-shaped relation between alcohol consumption and stroke. Those studies have been criticized for failing to distinguish…”
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Increasing age, diabetes mellitus and recovery from stroke by Gray, C. S., French, J. M., Bates, D., Cartlidge, N. E., Venables, G. S., James, O. F.

“…In a prospective study of 200 patients with acute stroke, blood glucose and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1) were measured within 72 hours of onset. Unrecognized…”
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Hyperbaric oxygen and multiple sclerosis: final results of a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial by Barnes, M P, Bates, D, Cartlidge, N E, French, J M, Shaw, D A

“…The long term results are reported of a trial involving 120 patients with chronic multiple sclerosis who were randomised to receive either 100% oxygen at 2…”
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Hyperbaric oxygen and multiple sclerosis: short-term results of a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial by Barnes, M P, Bates, D, Cartlidge, N E, French, J M, Shaw, D A

“…In a study of 120 patients with chronic multiple sclerosis the effects of treatment with 100% oxygen at 2 atmospheres absolute for 90 min daily for a total of…”
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THE PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF HAEMATOCRIT IN ACUTE STROKE by GRAY, CHRISTOPHER S., FRENCH, JOYCE M., JAMES, OLIVER F. W., BATES, DAVID, CARTLIDGE, MALL E. F.

“…One hundred and twenty-two consecutive patients admitted with acute stroke in a carotid distribution had venous blood taken for haematocrit (Hct), haemoglobin…”
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Natural history of autoimmune thyroiditis by Tunbridge, W M, Brewis, M, French, J M, Appleton, D, Bird, T, Clark, F, Evered, D C, Evans, J G, Hall, R, Smith, P, Stephenson, J, Young, E

“…One hundred and sixty-three asymptomatic people with thyroid antibodies or raised serum thyrotrophin (TSH) concentrations, or both, and 209 age-matched and…”
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Neurological complications of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: six month follow-up study by Shaw, P J, Bates, D, Cartlidge, N E, Heaviside, D, French, J M, Julian, D G, Shaw, D A

“…As part of a major prospective study of the neurological complications of coronary artery bypass graft surgery patients were reviewed over six months to…”
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