Neurosurgery
Review: Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
18 Sep, 2017 | 13:53h | UTCCurrent Diagnosis and Management of Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy – Global Spine Journal (free)
A range of anti-epilepsy drugs are effective as first-line treatment
15 Sep, 2017 | 19:10h | UTCA range of anti-epilepsy drugs are effective as first-line treatment – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta-analysis of individual participant data – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Present and future perspectives for medical therapy of nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma
12 Sep, 2017 | 20:55h | UTC
Study: Postoperative stereotactic radiosurgery compared with whole brain radiotherapy for resected metastatic brain disease
9 Sep, 2017 | 23:16h | UTCPostoperative stereotactic radiosurgery compared with whole brain radiotherapy for resected metastatic brain disease (NCCTG N107C/CEC·3): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 3 trial – The Lancet Oncology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Stereotactic Radiosurgery Achieves Better Quality of Life and Improved Cognition Than Whole-Brain Radiotherapy – ASCO Post (free)
Viewpoint: Public Reporting of Surgical Outcomes: Surgeons, Hospitals, or Both?
8 Sep, 2017 | 02:29h | UTCPublic Reporting of Surgical Outcomes: Surgeons, Hospitals, or Both? – JAMA Forum (free)
Head injuries in sport must be taken more seriously
1 Sep, 2017 | 20:50h | UTCHead injuries in sport must be taken more seriously – Nature News (free)
“Sports organizations are only starting to understand the harm that can be inflicted by high-contact activities. Science must play its part in highlighting the problem and in aiding diagnosis”.
Proposal Guidelines for Standardized Operating Procedures of Brain Autopsy
30 Aug, 2017 | 17:58h | UTC
Study: Local Anesthetic With or Without Corticosteroid for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
26 Aug, 2017 | 16:22h | UTCSource: ACP Journal Wise ($)
“Epidural injections of corticosteroid plus lidocaine offered no benefits from 6 weeks to 12 months beyond that of injections of lidocaine alone”
Review: Blunt vertebral vascular injury in trauma patients
26 Aug, 2017 | 15:42h | UTC
Review: Surgical treatment of large and giant cavernous carotid aneurysms
26 Aug, 2017 | 15:35h | UTCSurgical treatment of large and giant cavernous carotid aneurysms – Asian Journal of Neurosurgery (free)
Review: Coma After Acute Head Injury
26 Aug, 2017 | 15:33h | UTCComa After Acute Head Injury – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Review: Evaluation and management of sport-related concussions in adolescent athletes
22 Aug, 2017 | 13:17h | UTC
Coma After Acute Head Injury
17 Aug, 2017 | 18:39h | UTCReview: Coma After Acute Head Injury – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter
Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain
16 Aug, 2017 | 23:04h | UTCCommentaries: Gabapentinoids Seem to Offer Little Benefit, Substantial Risks in Low Back Pain – Physician’s First Watch (free) AND Evidence does not support the use of gabapentinoids for chronic low back pain – PLOS, via Science Daily (free) AND Gabapentinoids for Chronic Low Back Pain? Not So Fast – Practical Pain Management (free)
Pregabalin and gabapentin have significant risk of adverse effects without any demonstrated benefit in chronic low back pain.
Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumours
16 Aug, 2017 | 15:03h | UTC
Management of urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder
15 Aug, 2017 | 15:38h | UTCReview: Management of urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder: challenges and solutions – Research and Reports in Urology (free)
Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain
15 Aug, 2017 | 00:33h | UTCState of the Art Review: Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain – The BMJ (free)
Related guideline: Neck Pain: Revision 2017 – Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (free)
Lifestyle Risk Factors Increase the Risk of Hospitalization for Sciatica
11 Aug, 2017 | 16:04h | UTCLifestyle Risk Factors Increase the Risk of Hospitalization for Sciatica: Findings of Four Prospective Cohort Studies – The American Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Walking and biking tied to lower risk of hospitalization with sciatica – Reuters (free)
Related guideline: Low back pain and sciatica in over 16s: assessment and management – NICE (free)
Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:49h | UTCReview: Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Intracranial Arterial Dolichoectasia
11 Aug, 2017 | 12:50h | UTCReview: Intracranial Arterial Dolichoectasia – Frontiers in Neurology (free)
Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults
10 Aug, 2017 | 20:48h | UTC