On 02.29.12, In Education, by Julio Pereira, MD
Prezados amigos, Bom dia! Gostaria de convidá-los para o I Simpósio Internacional de Neurocirurgia do Hospital Mater Dei que será realizado dos dias 9 ao dia 11 de março de 2012 no Hospital Mater Dei. Trata-se de uma oportunidade impar de ouvir grandes mestres nacionais e internacionais, trocarmos experiências,nos encontrarmos e confraternizarmos. Vamos prestigiar [...]
On 02.29.12, In Ebooks, Education, by Julio Pereira, MD
NEUROEXAME ( Aplicativo para iPhone e iPad) ( para download click) O primeiro aplicativo da parceria entre Neurocirurgia Brasil e Medphone está sendo bem-sucedido. Liderando a vendagem dos aplicativos de medicina na appstore Brasil nos ultimos 10 dias. Com algumas vendas nos EUA e Portugal ( mais de 30). Recebemos também diversas criticas para [...]
On 02.29.12, In Education, by Julio Pereira, MD
FROM: http://sciencewatch.com/dr/cou/2012/12janALLgraphs/ Last month ScienceWatch.com presented its annual “Top 20” listings of countries (across all 22 fields), which as of the latest bimonthly update of Essential Science IndicatorsSM, achieved particular distinction based on their papers published in Thomson Reuters-indexed journals from January 2001 through August 31, 2011, a 10-year plus 8-month period (fourth bimonthly). [...]
On 02.29.12, In Neuroscience, by Julio Pereira, MD
Most Cited Neuroscience Articles Most cited articles published since 2007, extracted from SciVerse Scopus. Oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in neurodegenerative diseases Volume 145, Issue 4, April 2007, Pages 1233-1248 Trushina, E. | McMurray, C.T. In recent years, it has become increasingly clear that mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage are major contributors to neuronal loss. [...]
On 02.29.12, In Neuroscience, by Julio Pereira, MD
10 most -cited neuroscience articles published between 1995 and 2005: 1. (1684 citations) Sherrington et al., Cloning of a gene bearing missense mutations in early-onset familial Alzheimer’s disease. Nature 1995. 2. (1603 citations) Polymeropoulos et al., Mutation in the alpha-synuclein gene identified in families with Parkinson’s disease. Science 1997. 3. (1513 citations) Caterina et al., [...]
On 02.29.12, In Vascular, by Julio Pereira, MD
Abstract Background Angiogram-negative subarachnoid hemorrhage (anSAH) accounts for 15% of spontaneous SAH. Recent studies suggest the outcome and diagnostic yield in anSAH differ based on initial bleeding pattern. We present a single-center experience in managing patients with SAH and negative initial digital-subtracted angiogram (DSA). Methods Records of all patients with anSAH were reviewed. Bleeding pattern [...]
On 02.29.12, In Education, by Julio Pereira, MD
Should a woman in a minimally conscious state have artificial nutrition and hydration withdrawn and be allowed to die? That was the stark question facing delegates at the BMA’s “Morals and Medicine”… http://feeds.bmj.com/~r/bmj/recent/~3/i5k2T2dpEkY/bmj.e1398.short
On 02.29.12, In Brain Tumor, by Julio Pereira, MD
Abstract BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to assess what factors influence radiation therapy (RT) utilization in patients with glioblastoma and to ascertain how patterns of care have changed over time. METHODS: A total of 9103 patients with supratentorial glioblastoma in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 1973 to 2006 [...]
On 02.29.12, In Neurology, by Julio Pereira, MD
Women with migraine history are 40 percent more likely to develop depression compared to women without a history of migraine http://www.brighamandwomens.org/about_bwh/publicaffairs/news/pressreleases/PressRelease.aspx?PageID=1071
On 02.29.12, In Neuroscience, by Julio Pereira, MD
A new study, in this week’s online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , shows an incredible degree of biological diversity in a surprising location, i.e. in a single neural connection in the body wall of flies. The finding opens up a new spectrum of interesting questions regarding the importance of [...]
