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Thrombectomy in ischemic stroke patients with tandem occlusion in the posterior versus anterior circulation
Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) was found to be beneficial in acute ischemic stroke patients with anterior tandem occlusion (a-TO). Instead, little is known about the effectiveness of MT in stroke patients with p...
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Mechanical thrombectomy in patients with heart failure: the Italian registry of Endovascular Treatment in Acute Stroke
Heart failure (HF) is the second most important cardiac risk factor for stroke after atrial fibrillation (AF). Few data are available on mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients wit...
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Stroke with large vessel occlusion in the posterior circulation: IV thrombolysis plus thrombectomy versus IV thrombolysis alone
Efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for stroke with posterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) is still under debate. We aimed to compare the outcomes of stroke patients with posterior ...
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Molecular investigation on infection by haemosporidians in three Western Palearctic species of swift (Apodidae) and their ectoparasitic louse flies
Swifts (Apodidae) are an unusual group of birds that spend most of their lives in flight, landing only when breeding. Although this aerial lifestyle greatly reduces their likelihood of being bitten by vectors ...
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Open AccessBirds adapted to cold conditions show greater changes in range size related to past climatic oscillations than temperate birds
Investigation of ecological responses of species to past climate oscillations provides crucial information to understand the effects of global warming. In this work, we investigated how past climate changes af...
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Correction to: Association of the Careggi Collateral Score with 3-month modified Rankin Scale score after thrombectomy for stroke with occlusion of the middle cerebral artery
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Association of the Careggi Collateral Score with 3-month modified Rankin Scale score after thrombectomy for stroke with occlusion of the middle cerebral artery
The Careggi Collateral Score (CCS) (qualitative–quantitative evaluation) was developed from a single-centre cohort as an angiographic score to describe both the extension and effectiveness of the pial collater...
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Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Intracranial Carotid Occlusion with Patent Intracranial Arteries
Intracranial carotid artery occlusion represents an underinvestigated cause of acute ischemic stroke as well as an indication for mechanical thrombectomy. We investigated baseline and procedural characteristic...
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Plumage coloration and morphometrics of the Little Owl Athene noctua in the Western Palearctic
The Little Owl is a species with a wide range in the Palearctic. Thirteen subspecies have been described based on small coloration or size differences. Recently, genetic studies in the western portion of the E...
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Correction to: Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation
The correct affiliation of Sabrina Lo Brutto is shown in this paper.
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Progress on bringing together raptor collections in Europe for contaminant research and monitoring in relation to chemicals regulation
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Mid-Pliocene bald ibis (Geronticus cf. calvus; Aves: Threskiornithidae) from the Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa and its environmental and evolutionary implications
We document the presence of the bald ibis genus Geronticus Wagler, 1832 (Aves: Threskiornithidae) from the mid-Pliocene (ca. 3–3.5 Ma) of South Africa based on an incomplete skull from the Bolt’s Farm Cave System...
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The parrots (Aves: Psittaciformes) from the Middle Miocene of Sansan (Gers, Southern France)
The occurrence of Archaeopsittacus sp. (Psittaciformes) in the fossil deposits of Sansan (France) is reported, testifying to a survival of this genus in the Middle Miocene, as Archaeopsittacus verreauxi was descr...
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The presence of Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus 1758) in the Middle Pleistocene of Italy
A nearly complete coracoid of Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus (Linnaeus 1758) is described from the Middle Pleistocene of Casal Selce (Rome, Central Italy). The fossil specimen is very well preserved and...
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Evidence of earliest human occurrence in Europe: the site of Pirro Nord (Southern Italy)
Some flint lithic artifacts were discovered in the fissure fillings of the well-known Pirro Nord site (Apulia, Southern Italy). The lithic industry, composed by three cores and some flakes, has been found to b...
