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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Neurology

Neurology current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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May 2024

Acute ischemic stroke outcomes in patients with COVID-19 10.1136/jnis-2023-020489

Characteristics associated with occurrence of stroke in patients with infective endocarditis 10.1186/s42466-024-00314-7

Cognitive dysfunction at epilepsy onset as a marker for seizure recurrence 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2024.107335

Coma prognostication after acute brain injury: a review 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5634

Designing next-generation subscalp devices for seizure monitoring: A systematic review and meta-analysis of established extracranial hardware 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2024.107356

Dysphagia after stroke: research advances in treatment interventions 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00053-X  

Functional outcomes in conservatively vs surgically treated cerebellar infarcts 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.5773

Genetic variant interpretation for the neurologist – A pragmatic approach in the next-generation sequencing era in childhood epilepsy 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2024.107341

Genetics of migraine: complexity, implications, and potential clinical applications 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00026-7

Global, regional, and national burden of disorders affecting the nervous system, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00038-3

Now that the door is open: an update on ischemic stroke pharmacotherapeutics for the neurointerventionalist 10.1136/jnis-2022-019293

Outcomes in patients with large vessel occlusion strokes undergoing mechanical thrombectomy with concurrent COVID-19: a nationwide retrospective analysis 10.1136/jnis-2023-020263

Patterns and assessment of spastic hemiplegic gait 10.1002/mus.28052  

Physical exercise for people with Parkinson’s disease (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD013856.pub3

Posttraumatic epilepsy and dementia risk 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.0010

Secondary stroke prevention in people with atrial fibrillation: treatments and trials 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00037-1

Sports-related peripheral nerve injuries of the upper limb 10.1002/mus.28057  

Status epilepticus in patients with brain tumors and metastases: A multicenter cohort study of 208 patients and literature review 10.1186/s42466-024-00314-7

A systematic review of the literature reporting on remote monitoring epileptic seizure detection devices 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2024.107334

Triage tools for detecting cervical spine injury in paediatric trauma patients (updated Cochrane diagnostic review) 10.1002/14651858.CD011686.pub3

Sources

Cochrane Library (Mar-Apr); Epilepsy Research (Mar-May); Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery (Apr); JAMA Neurology (Apr); Lancet Neurology (Apr); Muscle and Nerve (Apr-May); Neurological Research and Practice (Apr)

March 2024

Assessing the clinical reasoning of ChatGPT for mechanical thrombectomy in patients with stroke 10.1136/jnis-2023-021163

A biological classification of Parkinson's disease 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00404-0   

A biological definition of neuronal α-synuclein disease 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00405-2

Blood–brain barrier dysfunction in multiple sclerosis 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00377-0

Challenges and opportunities in spinal muscular atrophy therapeutics 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00419-2

Clinical outcome assessment in patients with epilepsy 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2024.107310

Clinical trials for progressive multiple sclerosis: progress, new lessons learned, and remaining challenges 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00027-9

Effect of anesthetic strategies on distal stroke thrombectomy in the anterior and posterior cerebral artery 10.1136/jnis-2023-020210

Effects of intravenous thrombolysis on stent retriever and aspiration thrombectomy outcomes 10.1136/jnis-2023-020360

Epilepsies in children, young people and adults (new NICE guideline QS211)

Intravenous immunoglobulin for chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (updated Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD001797.pub4

European intersocietal recommendations for the biomarker-based diagnosis of neurocognitive disorders 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00447-7

Management of basilar fenestration aneurysms 10.1136/jnis-2022-019728

Neural hyperexcitability in Angelman syndrome 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2024.107286

Neurological adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors and the development of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00369-1

Parkinson’s disease: epidemiology 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01419-8; medical, surgical, and physical treatments 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01429-0; pathogenesis 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)01478-2

Post-stroke epilepsy: From clinical predictors to possible mechanisms 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107282

Potential treatment targets for migraine: emerging options and future prospects 10.1016/S1474-4422(24)00003-6

Safety and pain reduction in emergency practitioner ultrasound-guided nerve blocks 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.482

Simplified stroke imaging selection modality for endovascular thrombectomy in the extended time window 10.1136/jnis-2022-019556

Time-effectiveness of low-frequency rTMS for epilepsy and improvement in cognitive function in patients 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107277

Towards a new classification of atrial fibrillation detected after a stroke or a transient ischaemic attack 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00326-5

Unmet needs in epileptic encephalopathy with spike-and-wave activation in sleep 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107278  

Wearable digital health technology for epilepsy 10.1056/NEJMra2301913

Sources used: Cochrane Library (Jan-Feb); Epilepsy Research (Jan-Feb); Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery (Jan-Mar); Lancet, The (20th-26th Jan); Lancet Neurology, The (Jan-Mar); NEJM (22nd Feb); NICE website (Dec)

January 2024

Adverse effects of immunotherapies for multiple sclerosis (new Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012186.pub2

Antiplatelets and antithrombotics in neurointerventional procedures: Guideline update DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2022-019844

Artificial intelligence-driven ASPECTS for the detection of early stroke changes in non-contrast CT DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2022-019447

Association of seizures with COVID-19 infection in underage during the pandemic DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107223

Catheter design primer for neurointerventionalists DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2022-019567

Corticosteroids for preventing postherpetic neuralgia (updated Cochrane review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005582.pub5

Global, regional, and national burden of spinal cord injury, 1990–2019 DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00287-9

Hereditary transthyretin amyloid neuropathies: advances in pathophysiology, biomarkers, and treatment DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00334-4

Long-term risk of cardiovascular disease after traumatic brain injury: screening and prevention DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00241-7

Migraine in older adults (review) DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00206-5

Percutaneous cervical sympathetic block to treat cerebral vasospasm and delayed cerebral ischemia DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2022-019838

Pragmatic solutions to reduce the global burden of stroke: a World Stroke Organization–Lancet Neurology Commission DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00277-6

Prevention of perioperative stroke in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00209-0

Protein profiling in plasma for biomarkers of seizure DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107241

Radiologically isolated syndrome (review) DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00281-8

Recent developments in pre-hospital and in-hospital triage for endovascular stroke treatment DOI: 10.1136/jnis-2021-018547

Stimulation of TREM2 with agonistic antibodies—an emerging therapeutic option for Alzheimer's disease DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00247-8

Suspected neurological conditions: recognition and referral (updated NICE guideline NG127)

Transient loss of consciousness ('blackouts') in over 16s (updated NICE guideline CG109)

Treatment of electrographic seizures versus clinical seizures in neonates: A systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107244

Sources used: Cochrane Library (Nov, Dec); Epilepsy Research (Nov, Dec); Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery (Nov, Dec); Lancet Neurology, The (Oct, Nov, Dec); NICE website (Oct, Nov)