Spotlight on the November 22 issue

The authors compared the data of stroke patients who received thrombolytic therapy with nonthrombolyzed controls. Their findings show improved outcomes in patients with diabetes, previous strokes, or both. There is no justification for the exclusion of these patients from thrombolytic therapy. See p. 1866; Editorial, p. 1862 The authors evaluated the diagnostic utility of spinal MRI with T1- and T2-weighted subtraction analysis in 17 patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Epidural collection of CSF was identified in all cases; therefore, invasive investigations were avoided. This MRI …