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EFNS guidelines for diagnosis, therapy and prevention of Wernicke encephalopathy by Galvin, R., Bråthen, G., Ivashynka, A., Hillbom, M., Tanasescu, R., Leone, M. A.

“…Background:  Although Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is a preventable and treatable disease it still often remains undiagnosed during life. Objectives:  To…”
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Could the poor outcome of cerebral hemorrhage be improved by more aggressive first-line treatment? by Hillbom, M.

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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome: mechanisms, manifestations, and management by Jesse, S., Bråthen, G., Ferrara, M., Keindl, M., Ben‐Menachem, E., Tanasescu, R., Brodtkorb, E., Hillbom, M., Leone, M.A., Ludolph, A.C.

“…The alcohol withdrawal syndrome is a well‐known condition occurring after intentional or unintentional abrupt cessation of heavy/constant drinking in patients…”
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Diagnosis and management of Marchiafava–Bignami disease: a review of CT/MRI confirmed cases by Hillbom, Matti, Saloheimo, Pertti, Fujioka, Shinsuke, Wszolek, Zbigniew K, Juvela, Seppo, Leone, Maurizio A

“…Objective Marchiafava–Bignami disease (MBD) is a rare condition mainly associated with alcoholism, although it may be mimicked by several other disorders that…”
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Head trauma sustained under the influence of alcohol is a predictor for future traumatic brain injury: a long-term follow-up study by Vaaramo, K., Puljula, J., Tetri, S., Juvela, S., Hillbom, M.

“…Background and purpose Hazardous drinking may result in recurrent head trauma. It was investigated whether head trauma sustained under the influence of alcohol…”
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Early predictors of post-concussion symptoms in patients with mild head injury by Savola, O., Hillbom, M.

“…A small proportion of patients with mild head injury (MHI) develop post‐concussion symptoms (PCSs). We searched simple measures for the early detection of…”
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Advances in neurology 2011-12 by Schapira, A. H., Hillbom, M.

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Mortality of subjects with alcohol-related seizures increased after alcohol cheapening by Vaaramo, K., Puljula, J., Tetri, S., Juvela, S., Hillbom, M.

“…Objective To investigate whether the reduction of alcohol prices in Finland (March 1, 2004) associated with an increase in mortality of subjects with…”
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Incidence of moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injuries after reduction in alcohol prices by Puljula, J., Mäkinen, E., Cygnel, H., Kortelainen, M.-L., Hillbom, M.

“…Objective Alcohol may be involved in 40–50% of traumatic brain injuries (TBI). In Finland, the cutting of alcohol taxes by one third in 2004 resulted in a…”
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Neurological complications of drug abuse: pathophysiological mechanisms by Neiman, J., Haapaniemi, H. M., Hillbom, M.

“…Drug abuse is associated with a variety of neurological complications. The use of certain recreational drugs shows a marked temporal association with the onset…”
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Enoxaparin vs heparin for prevention of deep-vein thrombosis in acute ischaemic stroke: a randomized, double-blind study by Hillbom, M., Erilä, T., Sotaniemi, K., Tatlisumak, T., Sarna, S., Kaste, M.

“…Objectives – To compare the efficacy, safety, and overall risk–benefit profile of enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin (UFH) prophylaxis of venous…”
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Better than expected survival after primary intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with untreated hypertension despite high admission blood pressures by Tetri, S., Huhtakangas, J., Juvela, S., Saloheimo, P., Pyhtinen, J., Hillbom, M.

“…Background:  Hypertension is the most important modifiable risk factor for primary intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), but little is known of the effect of…”
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EFNS guideline on the diagnosis and management of alcohol-related seizures: report of an EFNS task force by Bråthen, G., Ben-Menachem, E., Brodtkorb, E., Galvin, R., Garcia-Monco, J. C., Halasz, P., Hillbom, M., Leone, M. A., Young, A. B.

“…Despite being a considerable problem in neurological practice and responsible for one‐third of seizure‐related admissions, there is little consensus as to the…”
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Weekday distribution of head traumas in patients admitted to the emergency department of a city hospital: effects of age, gender and drinking pattern by Puljula, Jussi, Savola, Olli, Tuomivaara, Veli, Pribula, Joseph, Hillbom, Matti

“…Aims: To define the alcohol-related risk for head traumas and to compare the weekly and monthly variations in alcohol consumption, and the occurrence of head…”
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Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage by JUVELA, S, HILLBOM, M, NUMMINEN, H, KOSHINEN, P

“…Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is a serious disease despite recent improvements in medical and surgical treatment. Hence, identification of modifiable risk…”
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Risk of dementia associated with the ApoE epsilon 4 allele and falls causing head injury without explicit traumatic brain injury by Luukinen, H, Jokelainen, J, Kervinen, K, Kesaeniemi, YA, Winqvist, S, Hillbom, M

“…Objectives-Severe head injury (HI) and the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) epsilon 4 allele are risk factors for dementia. The corresponding effect of falls causing HI…”
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Alcohol Consumption and Stroke: Benefits and Risks by Hillborn, Matti

“…The complex relationship between alcohol consumption and stroke includes both benefits and risks. Regular light‐to‐moderate consumption of alcohol seems to…”
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Fall-related brain injuries and the risk of dementia in elderly people: a population-based study by Luukinen, H., Viramo, P., Herala, M., Kervinen, K., Kesäniemi, Y. A., Savola, O., Winqvist, S., Jokelainen, J., Hillbom, M.

“…Severe head injury in early adulthood may increase the risk of dementia in older age, but it is not known whether head injury in later life also increases the…”
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Risk of dementia associated with the ApoE ε4 allele and falls causing head injury without explicit traumatic brain injury by LUUKINEN, H, JOKELAINEN, J, KERVINEN, K, KESÄNIEMI, Y. A, WINQVIST, S, HILLBOM, M

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Seasonal variation of intracerebral haemorrhage in subjects with untreated hypertension by Saloheimo, P., Tetri, S., Juvela, S., Pyhtinen, J., Hillbom, M.

“…Objectives –  To explore the seasonality in the incidence of spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH) in relation to the known risk factors in a…”
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