Neurosurgery
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)
Cost-effectiveness analysis: MRI after a normal CT for cervical clearance in blunt trauma
3 Apr, 2018 | 15:24h | UTCCost-effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cervical Clearance of Obtunded Blunt Trauma After a Normal Computed Tomographic Finding – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Neck injury follow-up MRI may cost patients thousands in unnecessary exams – HealthImaging (free) AND No Benefit for MRI After Normal Cervical CT in Blunt Trauma – Physician’s Briefing (free)
Secondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury
30 Mar, 2018 | 03:06h | UTCSecondary Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents 5 to 10 Years After Traumatic Brain Injury – JAMA Pediatrics (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Traumatic Brain Injury Tied to Later ADHD in Kids – NEJM Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Childhood Brain Injuries May be Linked to ADHD Years Later – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND TBI Predisposes Kids To Attention Deficit Problems, Even Years After Injury – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Guideline on Subthalamic Nucleus and Globus Pallidus Internus Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCSee also: Executive Summary (free)
Review: Neoplastic meningitis in solid tumors
22 Mar, 2018 | 23:32h | UTC
Guidelines for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
16 Mar, 2018 | 02:41h | UTC
Review: Transfusion Practices in Traumatic Brain Injury
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:59h | UTCTransfusion practices in traumatic brain injury – Current Opinion in Anesthesiology (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Implementation of the 2017 Berlin Concussion in Sport Group Consensus Statement in contact and collision sports
16 Mar, 2018 | 00:57h | UTC
Randomized controled trial: Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
8 Mar, 2018 | 22:06h | UTCEffect of Opioid vs Nonopioid Medications on Pain-Related Function in Patients With Chronic Back Pain or Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: The SPACE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Opioids Don’t Beat Other Medications For Chronic Pain – NPR (free) AND More Data Opioids No Better for Chronic Back, Arthritis Pain – Medscape (free registration required) AND Opioids no better than NSAIDs for chronic back or arthritis pain – Reuters (free)
Related: Opioid Wisely – Choosing Wisely Canada (free) AND Guideline for opioid therapy and chronic noncancer pain – Canadian Medical Association Journal (free)
Guideline: Fluid therapy in neurointensive care patients
8 Mar, 2018 | 21:41h | UTCFluid therapy in neurointensive care patients: ESICM consensus and clinical practice recommendations – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period) (via @luiscamacho02)
Management of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients
8 Mar, 2018 | 20:24h | UTCManagement of traumatic brain injury patients – Synapse (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Post-Traumatic Hypopituitarism—Who Should Be Screened, When, and How?
27 Feb, 2018 | 16:31h | UTCPost-Traumatic Hypopituitarism—Who Should Be Screened, When, and How? – Frontiers in Endocrinology (free)
Research: Incidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:54h | UTCIncidence of Delayed Intracranial Hemorrhage in Older Patients After Blunt Head Trauma – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Source: Repeat Head CT or Admission for Delayed Head Bleed Is Wasteful – NEJM Journal Watch ($)
Research: Bedtime Low Dose Amitriptyline in Chronic Neck Pain
27 Feb, 2018 | 15:44h | UTCRandomized double-blind controlled study of bedtime low dose amitriptyline in chronic neck pain – European Journal of Pain (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Low-dose amitriptyline reduces idiopathic chronic neck pain – Univadis (free registration required)
Are you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates?
23 Feb, 2018 | 01:11h | UTCAre you ready for the ATLS 10th Edition Updates? – emDocs (free)
Related: Infographic: ATLS Trauma Update 2018
FDA authorizes marketing of first blood test to aid in the evaluation of concussion in adults
22 Feb, 2018 | 22:58h | UTCCommentary: FDA approves first blood test to aid in diagnosis of concussions – STAT (free)