Neurosurgery
CDC Guideline: Diagnosis and Management of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Among Children
6 Sep, 2018 | 02:55h | UTCCommentaries: CDC releases updated guideline on diagnosis and management of pediatric mTBI – Kennedy Krieger Institute, via EurekAlert (free) AND CDC Seeks to Standardize Mild TBI Management in Kids – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND New advice on kids’ concussions calls for better tracking – Associated Press (free) AND CDC issues first guidelines to treat youth concussions – CNN (free)
Systematic Review: Endovascular Coiling vs. Neurosurgical Clipping for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCEndovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping for people with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage – Cochrane Library (free for a limited period)
Summary: Endovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping for people with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage – Cochrane Library (free)
Retrospective Cohort: Association Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Suicide
17 Aug, 2018 | 02:14h | UTCAssociation Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Risk of Suicide – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Traumatic brain injury tied to increased risk of suicide – Reuters (free) AND Risk of Suicide Increases After TBI, Study Finds – Psychiatric News Alert (free) AND Expert reaction to traumatic brain injury and suicide – Science Media Centre (free)
Study: Automated Deep-Neural-Network Surveillance of Cranial Images for Acute Neurologic Events
17 Aug, 2018 | 01:58h | UTCAutomated deep-neural-network surveillance of cranial images for acute neurologic events – Nature Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Artificial Intelligence Platform Screens for Acute Neurological Illnesses at Mount Sinai – Mount Sinai Health System, via NewsWise (free) AND AI diagnoses neurological diseases on CT in 1.2 seconds – Health Imaging (free) AND New AI system can screen for neurological illnesses in seconds – UPI (free)
NICE Guideline: Brain Tumors (Primary) and Brain Metastases in Adults
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:57h | UTC
ASCO Guideline: Recommendations on Disease Management for Patients With Advanced Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:55h | UTC
Case Series: Recurrent Glioblastoma Treated with Recombinant Poliovirus
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCRecurrent Glioblastoma Treated with Recombinant Poliovirus – New England Journal of Medicine (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Exploiting Viruses to Treat Diseases (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Doctors Try Genetically Modified Poliovirus As Experimental Brain Cancer Treatment – NPR (free) AND Poliovirus therapy shows early promise in patients with aggressive brain cancer but questions linger – STAT (free)
Guideline: Management of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:06h | UTC
Report: Current Endovascular Strategies for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
18 Jun, 2018 | 09:15h | UTC
Review: Perimesencephalic Hemorrhage
6 Jun, 2018 | 21:35h | UTCPerimesencephalic Hemorrhage: A Review of Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Presumed Cause, Clinical Course, and Outcome – Stroke (free for a limited period)
Research: New Type of Vertigo Identified
29 May, 2018 | 17:40h | UTCRecurrent spontaneous vertigo with interictal headshaking nystagmus – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: New Type of Vertigo Identified – American Academy of Neurology (free) AND Neurologists Identify New Type of Vertigo – MPR (free) AND New Type of Treatable Vertigo Identified – Medscape (free registration required) AND New Type of Spontaneous Vertigo Identified in Korea – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Perspective: Ten Dubious Beliefs in Neurocritical Care
23 May, 2018 | 12:26h | UTCTen dubious beliefs in neurocritical care – PulmCrit (free)
Randomized Controlled Trial: Tranexamic Acid for Hyperacute Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage
18 May, 2018 | 02:36h | UTCEditorial: Haemostatic treatment for intracerebral haemorrhage (free)
Commentaries: Study: Drug to treat bleeding may reduce stroke deaths – UPI (free) AND Drug to treat bleeding may benefit some stroke patients, study finds – University of Nottingham, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: Intensive Care for Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
16 May, 2018 | 01:21h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
FDA Safety Alert: Neurovascular Stents in the Treatment of Unruptured Brain Aneurysms
14 May, 2018 | 11:57h | UTCNeurovascular Stents Used for Stent-Assisted Coiling (SAC): Letter to Health Care Providers – Recommendations Associated With the Use of These Devices in the Treatment of Unruptured Brain Aneurysms – U.S. Food & Drug Administration (free)
Commentary: FDA Cautions on Stents for Unruptured Brain Aneurysms – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND FDA issues safety alert on stents used in aneurysm coiling – Univadis (free registration required)
Randomized Trial: Vertebroplasty vs. Sham Procedure for Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures
11 May, 2018 | 02:53h | UTCEditorial: No more vertebroplasty for acute vertebral compression fractures? (free)
Related Systematic Review: Percutaneous vertebroplasty for osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture – Cochrane Library (link to abstract and summary)
Consensus: Programming Deep Brain Stimulation for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
9 May, 2018 | 16:14h | UTC
AHA Scientific Statement: Indications for Intracranial Endovascular Neurointerventional Procedures
3 May, 2018 | 20:07h | UTCKey Points to Remember: Indications for Intracranial Endovascular Procedures – American College of Cardiology (free)
NICE Guideline Update: Neuropathic pain in adults
27 Apr, 2018 | 02:29h | UTCGuideline Update: Neuropathic pain in adults: pharmacological management in non-specialist settings – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Research: Soccer Heading Frequency—Not Collisions—Linked to Cognitive Performance
25 Apr, 2018 | 13:35h | UTCCommentary: Soccer Heading—Not Collisions—Cognitively Impairs Players – Albert Einstein College of Medicine (free)
Related Review: Effects of Soccer Heading on Brain Structure and Function – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
New Glasgow Coma Scale–Pupils Score
23 Apr, 2018 | 21:10h | UTCSimplifying the use of prognostic information in traumatic brain injury – Journal of Neurosurgery
Part 1: The GCS-Pupils score: an extended index of clinical severity (free)
Part 2: Graphical presentation of probabilities (free)
Commentaries: New Glasgow Coma Scale–Pupils Score and Multifactor Probability Outcome Charts for Use in Patients with TBI – Journal of Neurosurgery, via NewsWise (free) AND New scoring system will speed up assessment of brain injuries – OnMedica (free) AND Glasgow Coma Scale Gets an Eye-Opening Update – Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Blood Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injuries
23 Apr, 2018 | 20:04h | UTCCommentary: Blood biomarkers may allow easier detection, confirmation of concussions – University of California, Irvine, via EurekAlert (free)
Review: Pediatric Minor Head Injury
20 Apr, 2018 | 01:52h | UTC
Review: Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
15 Apr, 2018 | 23:36h | UTCEM Cases: Emergency Management of Intracerebral Hemorrhage – The Golden Hour – emDocs (free)
Cohort study: long-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury
12 Apr, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCLong-term risk of dementia among people with traumatic brain injury in Denmark: a population-based observational cohort study – The Lancet Psychiatry (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Study confirms link between traumatic brain injury and dementia – UW Medicine, via EurekAlert (free) AND Traumatic brain injury increases risk of dementia – OnMedica (free) AND Brain injury may increase dementia risk – NHS Choices (free)
Related articles: Traumatic brain injury and the risk of dementia diagnosis: A nationwide cohort study – PLOS One (free) AND Clinicopathological Evaluation of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Players of American Football – JAMA (free)