Neurology
Randomized Trial: Optimal Management after Pediatric Lumbar Puncture
25 Apr, 2019 | 06:51h | UTCOptimal management after paediatric lumbar puncture: a randomized controlled trial – BMC Neurology (free)
Related Cochrane Review : Posture and fluids for preventing post‐dural puncture headache (free) AND Summary: Body position and intake of fluids for preventing headache after a lumbar puncture (free)
After a lumbar puncture in children, a shorter time (30 min) of fasting and lying supine without a pillow is not associated with a higher risk of post-lumbar puncture headache or lower back pain.
Review: Management of Brainstem Hemorrhages
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:10h | UTCManagement of brainstem haemorrhages – Swiss Medical Weekly (free)
Recent Advances in Understanding/Managing Trigeminal Neuralgia
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:06h | UTCRecent advances in understanding/managing trigeminal neuralgia – F1000Research (free)
Review: Treatment of Medication Overuse Headache
21 Apr, 2019 | 21:10h | UTCTreatment of medication overuse headache—A review – Acta Neurologica Scandinavica (free)
Dysphagia: Evidence on Approaches to Swallowing Difficulties
20 Apr, 2019 | 14:39h | UTCDysphagia: evidence on approaches to swallowing difficulties – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Guidelines for Endovascular Recanalization Therapy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:40h | UTCRelated: Guideline: Indications for Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke from Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion (free guidelines)
Part-revived Pig Brains Raise Slew of Ethical Quandaries
19 Apr, 2019 | 08:35h | UTCPart-revived pig brains raise slew of ethical quandaries – Nature (free)
Original Study: Restoration of brain circulation and cellular functions hours post-mortem – Nature (free)
See also: Pig Experiment Raises Ethical Questions Around Brain Damage – Case Western Reserve University (free) AND Scientists: We kept pig brains alive 10 hours after death. Bioethicists: “Holy shit.” – Vox (free) AND The pigs were dead. But four hours later, scientists restored cellular functions in their brains – STAT (free) AND Scientists Partly Restore Activity in Dead-Pig Brains – The Atlantic (free)
Meta-Analysis: Physical Inactivity, Cardiometabolic Disease, and Risk of Dementia
18 Apr, 2019 | 07:51h | UTCCommentary: Physical Inactivity Not Tied to Dementia – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Update in Neurocritical Care
17 Apr, 2019 | 06:25h | UTC
Management of Transient Ischemic Attack or Nondisabling Stroke Related to Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery Stenosis
17 Apr, 2019 | 05:53h | UTCManagement of transient ischemic attack or nondisabling stroke related to extracranial internal carotid artery stenosis – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free for a limited period)
Meta-Analysis: Propofol vs. Barbiturates for Refractory Status Epilepticus
15 Apr, 2019 | 02:17h | UTC
Review: Tailoring the Approach to Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source
9 Apr, 2019 | 02:09h | UTCTailoring the Approach to Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source: A Review – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Real Cost of Heart Attacks and Strokes: Double the Direct Medical Expense
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:11h | UTCNews Release: Real cost of heart attacks and strokes: double the direct medical expense – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Study: Alcohol Consumption Uniformly Increases Blood Pressure and Stroke Risk
8 Apr, 2019 | 01:01h | UTCCommentaries: Unite for a Framework Convention for Alcohol Control – The Lancet (free) AND Even one alcoholic drink a day can raise risk of stroke, study says – CNN (free) AND Expert reaction to research on alcohol intake and stroke – Science Media Centre (free) AND Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy – Reuters (free)
Related: Alcohol Use and Burden for 195 Countries and Territories (free study and commentaries) AND WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health 2018 (free study and commentaries)
Observational Study: Amyloid PET Linked to Changes in Clinical Management in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia
4 Apr, 2019 | 22:51h | UTCAssociation of Amyloid Positron Emission Tomography With Subsequent Change in Clinical Management Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Amyloid PET and Changes in Clinical Management for Patients With Cognitive Impairment (free)
Commentaries: Amyloid PET associated with changes in clinical management of patients with dementia – News Medical (free) AND For Patients with Cognitive Impairment, Amyloid PET Leads to Changes in Clinical Management – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Meta-Analysis: Beta-blockers for the Prevention of Headache in Adults
4 Apr, 2019 | 22:49h | UTC
FDA Safety Alert: Some E-cigarette Users Are Having Seizures
4 Apr, 2019 | 22:16h | UTCCommentary: FDA is investigating reports of seizures after vaping – STAT (free) AND Seizures After E-Cigarette Use Prompt FDA Investigation – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Dysphagia in the Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Clinical Management
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:52h | UTC
Cerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: A Review
3 Apr, 2019 | 00:58h | UTCCerebral Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: A Review – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Study: Smoking, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes and Obesity Each Linked to Unhealthy Brains
3 Apr, 2019 | 00:47h | UTCCommentaries: What’s bad for the heart is also bad for the brain – Reuters (free) AND Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity each linked to unhealthy brains – European Society of Cardiology (free)
Guideline: Valproate Use in Women and Girls Of Childbearing Years
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:06h | UTCValproate Use In Women and Girls Of Childbearing Years (free PDF)
News Release: Thirteen UK healthcare bodies launch ‘pragmatic’ guidance on valproate use – Royal College of General Practitioners (free)
Commentary: New guidance on valproate use in women – OnMedica (free)
Perspective: Health and Socioeconomic Inequities as Contributors to Brain Health
26 Mar, 2019 | 01:40h | UTCHealth and Socioeconomic Inequities as Contributors to Brain Health – JAMA Neurology (free for a limited period)
Opinion – “Things We Do for No Reason: Neuroimaging for Hospitalized Patients with Delirium”
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:26h | UTCSee Complete Series of Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
Opinion – “Things We Do for No Reason: Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Patients with Delirium”
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:24h | UTCSee Complete Series of Things We Do For No Reason (free articles)
ASCO Guideline: Anticonvulsant Prophylaxis and Steroid Use in Adults with Metastatic Brain Tumors
20 Mar, 2019 | 03:36h | UTC