Neurosurgery

Review: Surgical treatment of large and giant cavernous carotid aneurysms

26 Aug, 2017 | 15:35h | UTC

Surgical treatment of large and giant cavernous carotid aneurysms – Asian Journal of Neurosurgery (free)

 

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Review: Coma After Acute Head Injury

26 Aug, 2017 | 15:33h | UTC

Coma After Acute Head Injury – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 

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Review: Evaluation and management of sport-related concussions in adolescent athletes

22 Aug, 2017 | 13:17h | UTC

Evaluation and management of sport-related concussions in adolescent athletes – Translational Pediatrics (free)

 

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Coma After Acute Head Injury

17 Aug, 2017 | 18:39h | UTC

Review: Coma After Acute Head Injury – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 

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Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain

16 Aug, 2017 | 23:04h | UTC

Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials – PLOS Medicine (free)

Commentaries: 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.

 

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Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumours

16 Aug, 2017 | 15:03h | UTC

EANO–ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of patients with leptomeningeal metastasis from solid tumours – Annals of Oncology (free)

 

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Management of urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder

15 Aug, 2017 | 15:38h | UTC

Review: Management of urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder: challenges and solutions – Research and Reports in Urology (free)

 

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Advances in the diagnosis and management of neck pain

15 Aug, 2017 | 00:33h | UTC

State 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)

 

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Lifestyle Risk Factors Increase the Risk of Hospitalization for Sciatica

11 Aug, 2017 | 16:04h | UTC

Lifestyle 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)

 

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Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension

11 Aug, 2017 | 12:49h | UTC

Review: Hyperventilation Therapy for Control of Posttraumatic Intracranial Hypertension – Frontiers in Neurology (free)

 

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Intracranial Arterial Dolichoectasia

11 Aug, 2017 | 12:50h | UTC

Review: Intracranial Arterial Dolichoectasia – Frontiers in Neurology (free)

 

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Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults

10 Aug, 2017 | 20:48h | UTC

Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults: What Geriatricians Need to Know – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, via Medscape (free)

 

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