Neurosurgery
Guideline: Beta-Blockers and Traumatic Brain Injury
23 Jan, 2018 | 13:40h | UTCBeta-Blockers and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Guideline – Annals of Surgery, via Medscape (free registration required)
Research: Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Arm Paralysis
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:20h | UTCTrial of Contralateral Seventh Cervical Nerve Transfer for Spastic Arm Paralysis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Swapping cervical nerves – Richard Lehman’s journal reviews (free) AND Nerve Transfer May Restore Function in Stroke Victims – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Meta-Analysis: Chemical Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Neurosurgical Patients
16 Jan, 2018 | 13:13h | UTCChemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in neurosurgical patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis – Journal of Neurosurgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Chemical venous thromboembolism prophylaxis seems to be effective and safe in neurosurgical patients.
Source: EvidenceAlerts
Review : ARDS in Traumatic Brain Injury
13 Jan, 2018 | 19:26h | UTC
Guidelines on the Treatment of Adults With Vestibular Schwannomas
4 Jan, 2018 | 16:58h | UTC
Research: Endoscopic Treatment versus Shunting for Infant Hydrocephalus
3 Jan, 2018 | 14:24h | UTCCommentaries: Two surgical approaches equal in treating infection-caused hydrocephalus – PennState Health News (free) AND Surgery For Saving Babies From ‘Water On The Brain’ Developed in Uganda – NPR Goats and Soda (free)
Meta-Analysis: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists
2 Jan, 2018 | 23:39h | UTCAuthor Interview: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Surgeons and Interventionalists (free)
Commentary: Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injury Common in Surgeons, Interventionalists – Medscape (free registration required)
Consensus Statement: Management of Perceived Devastating Brain Injury After Hospital Admission
2 Jan, 2018 | 16:25h | UTCSource: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Neoplastic Meningitis
2 Jan, 2018 | 15:53h | UTCClinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Radiological Findings of Neoplastic Meningitis – Cancer Control, via Medscape (free registration required)
Guideline: Appropriate Use of Antimicrobial Agents across the Surgical Pathway
1 Jan, 2018 | 12:21h | UTC
Review: Traumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
26 Dec, 2017 | 18:46h | UTCTraumatic Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak: Diagnosis and Management – Korean Journal of Neurotrauma (free)
Two nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain
7 Dec, 2017 | 22:04h | UTCTwo nerve drugs are not suitable for treating long-term low back pain – NIHR Signal (free)
Original Article: Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PLOS One (free)
“Evidence supports NICE guidance not to use two nerve drugs (gabapentin and pregabalin) to treat long-term lower back pain”. (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Review: Evolution of blood pressure management in acute intracerebral hemorrhage
5 Dec, 2017 | 18:11h | UTCEvolution of blood pressure management in acute intracerebral hemorrhage – F1000 Research (free)
Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Use of Methylprednisolone
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:02h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Introduction, Rationale, and Scope
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:04h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Role of Baseline Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Clinical Decision Making and Outcome Prediction
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:01h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Type and Timing of Anticoagulant Thromboprophylaxis
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:02h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Introduction, Rationale, and Scope
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:01h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury and Central Cord Syndrome: Recommendations on the Timing (≤24 Hours Versus >24 Hours) of Decompressive Surgery
3 Dec, 2017 | 20:03h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Patients With Acute Spinal Cord Injury: Recommendations on the Type and Timing of Rehabilitation
3 Dec, 2017 | 19:59h | UTC
Guideline for the Management of Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Recommendations for Patients With Mild, Moderate, and Severe Disease and Nonmyelopathic Patients With Evidence of Cord Compression
3 Dec, 2017 | 19:59h | UTC
Review: Le Fort Fractures
3 Dec, 2017 | 19:57h | UTCLe Fort Fractures: A Collective Review – Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma (free)
Guideline: The screening and management of pituitary dysfunction following traumatic brain injury in adults
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:39h | UTC
Review: Signs in Neuroradiology
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:46h | UTCSigns in Neuroradiology: A Pictorial Review – Korean Journal of Radiology (free)
Review: A Survey of the Neuro-Oncology Landscape
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:39h | UTCA Survey of the Neuro-Oncology Landscape – Journal of Clinical Neurology (free)