Ocrelizumab versus placebo in primary progressive multiple sclerosis Montalban X, Hauser SL, Kappos L, et al; ORATORIO Clinical Investigators. N Engl J Med 2016; doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1606468 (Epub ahead of print). Abstract BACKGROUND:… Continue reading
Neurochecklists now contains >1600 checklists on all aspects of neurology. Many checklists come to the rescue only to fill a knowledge gap. Most neurochecklists however address important practical questions or outline pragmatic steps… Continue reading
Dissection is an increasingly recognized cause of ischemic stroke, which occurs spontaneously or after trauma, in relatively young patients. We hypothesized that there might be a predisposing factor weakening the vascular wall… Continue reading
The Neurology Lounge started in July 2015 and it is now well into its 2nd year. 2016 was the first complete 12-month calendar period, and during this time the blog received about 25,000 visits… Continue reading
Neurochecklists is in a continuous process of improvement and enhancement. To do so, it keeps up with the latest neurology articles and reviews, and stays on top of the latest guidelines and current… Continue reading
Medical futurists predict that scientific advances will lead to more precise definition of diseases. This will inevitably result in the emergence of more diseases and fewer syndromes. This case is made very eloquently in the book, The… Continue reading
Electrophysiological findings in patients with low density lipoprotein receptor related protein 4 positive myasthenia gravis Nikolic AV, Bojic SD, Rakocevic Stojanovic VM, Basta IZ, Lavrnic DV Eur J Neurol 2016; 23:1635-1641. Abstract BACKGROUND… Continue reading
