Coletânea das escalas e classificações mais úteis em neurocirurgia Collection of more useful scales and classifications in neurosurgery Click on the link below: http://blogdoneurocirurgiao.blogspot.com.br/2013/01/scales-and-classifications-neurosurgery_27.html via BLOG DO NEUROCIRURGIÃO JOVEM. Dr. Bernardo de Andrada be.andrada@yahoo.com.br
Evidence-based guideline: Antiepileptic drug selection for people with HIV/AIDS (CLICK HERE) Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Ad Hoc Task Force of the Commission on Therapeutic Strategies of the International League Against Epilepsy G.L. Birbeck, MD, MPH, DTMH, FAAN, J.A. French, MD, FAAN, E. Perucca, MD, PhD, [...]
Special Articles Evidence-based guideline update: Pharmacologic treatment for episodic migraine prevention in adults (CLIK HERE) Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society S.D. Silberstein, MD, FACP, S. Holland, PhD, F. Freitag, DO, D.W. Dodick, MD, C. Argoff, MD and E. Ashman, MD + Author Affiliations [...]
New AHA/ASA Guideline on Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage The updated guidelines recommend that low-volume hospitals consider early transfer of patients with aSAH to high-volume centers with experienced, multidisciplinary teams. Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/763263?src=rss FREE: http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/early/2012/05/03/STR.0b013e3182587839.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) develops clinical practice guidelines to assist its members in clinical decision making related to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of neurologic disorders. Each guideline makes specific practice recommendations based upon a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation of all available scientific data. http://www.aan.com/go/practice/guidelines
Free pdf http://stroke.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/short/42/8/e420?rss=1
Deisenhammer F, Bartos A, Egg R, Gilhus NE, Giovannoni G, Rauer S, Sellebjerg F, EFNS Task Force. Guidelines on routine cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Report from an EFNS task force. Eur J Neurol 2006 Sep;13(9):913-22. To produce recommendations on how to use a set of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) parameters including protein, albumin, immunoglobulin, glucose, lactate and [...]
A new scientific statement reviews the evidence on vascular contributions to dementia and introduces a novel term, “vascular cognitive impairment.” Medscape Medical News http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/746787?src=rss
Critical Care Guidelines on the Endovascular Management of Cerebral Vasospasm Abstract Cerebral vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia account for significant morbidity and mortality after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. While most patients are managed with triple-H therapy, endovascular treatments have been used when triple-H treatment cannot be used or is ineffective. An electronic literature search was conducted [...]
Surgery for primary supratentorial intracerebral haemorrhage Prasad, K, Mendelow, AD, Gregson, B. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008; (4):CD000200. Link to free article http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/o/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD000200/frame.html Background There is considerable international variation in the rate and indications of surgery for primary supratentorial intracerebral haematoma, reflecting the uncertainty about the effects of surgery. Recently, some large randomised trials have [...]