How to use neurochecklists as a smartphone app
Neurochecklists is currently a web-based app… But it will soon be a downloadable app. However, you don’t have to wait until then… You can use it as a smartphone app right now. Just… Continue reading
Category Archive: GENERAL
How does aspirin influence the rupture risk of cerebral aneurysms?
Association between aspirin dose and subarachnoid hemorrhage from saccular aneurysms: a case-control study. Neurology 2018; 91:e1175-e1181. Can A, Rudy RF, Castro VM, et al. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between ruptured saccular… Continue reading
What, precisely, is the Alice in Wonderland syndrome?
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is a fairy tale that is beyond comparison in its implausible scenarios and outlandish characters. It intrigues and fascinates in equal measure, and it has held generations of children and adults spellbound… Continue reading
The 20 most interesting neurological questions of 2018
It’s what we do every year… Plough through myriads of papers… Scrutinise methods and results… And hone in on the conclusions. We chart the hard work of neurologists… The mysteries they decipher… The… Continue reading
The 20 most viewed posts on The Neurology Lounge in 2018
With almost 25,000 visitors… and almost 35,000 post views… the highest since this blog launched… It appears The Neurology Lounge has had a busy year. But compared to the previous whirlwind years…… Continue reading
The 20 most popular neurochecklists blog posts of 2018
2018 started a 100 posts ago. A busy year for the blog. How time flies! A year of asking questions… And seeking answers… One blog post at a time. So which of our… Continue reading
Does valproate affect male reproductive function?
Effects of valproate on reproductive endocrine function in male patients with epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Zhao S, Wang X, Wang Y, et al. Epilepsy Behav 2018; 85:120-128. Abstract BACKGROUND: Valproate (VPA)… Continue reading
Is gadolinium necessary in multiple sclerosis follow up brain scans?
Gd contrast administration is dispensable in patients with MS without new T2 lesions on follow-up MRI Karimian-Jazi K, Wildemann B, Diem R, et al. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2018; 5:e480. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To assess… Continue reading
Is physical activity a risk factor for MND?
Multicentre, cross-cultural, population-based, case-control study of physical activity as risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Visser AE, Rooney JPK, D’Ovidio F, et al; Euro-MOTOR consortium. JNNP 2018; 89:797-803. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the… Continue reading
What factors predict bleeding from cerebral amyloid angiopathy?
The Edinburgh CT and genetic diagnostic criteria for lobar intracerebral haemorrhage associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy: model development and diagnostic test accuracy study. Rodrigues MA, Samarasekera N, Lerpiniere C, et al. Lancet Neurol… Continue reading