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 riddles they solve… The conundrums they unravel. We extract only what is good enough… For inclusion in Neurochecklists. We disseminate the major breakthroughs… […]
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Stay in touch with The Neurology Lounge in 2019
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 blog posts… Old or new… Attracted the most attention in 2018? Here are the 20 most popular neurochecklists blog posts […]
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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) is a broad spectrum antiepileptic drug (AED) that is generally used as a first line agent for most idiopathic and symptomatic generalized epilepsies. Many […]
via Does valproate affect male reproductive function? — Neurochecklists Updates
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 the diagnostic value of gadolinium (Gd) contrast administration in MRI follow-up examinations of patients with MS if the T2 lesion load […]
via Is gadolinium necessary in multiple sclerosis follow up brain scans? — Neurochecklists Updates
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 association between physical activity (PA) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in population-based case-control studies in three European countries using a validated and […]
via Is physical activity a risk factor for MND? — Neurochecklists Updates
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 2018; 17:232-240. Abstract BACKGROUND: Identification of lobar spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is important because it is associated […]
via What factors predict bleeding from cerebral amyloid angiopathy? — Neurochecklists Updates
