Endovascular stroke treatment
Two randomised controlled trials have been published which compare endovascular stroke treatments with intravenous tPA. Both the American Interventional Management […]
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CNS
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Offensive medicine: CT before LP
I’m getting worn down by clinicians – often other specialists – who insist that CT imaging of the brain is […]
All Updates, PHARM, Resus, Trauma
Burr holes by emergency physicians
Emergency physicians at Hennepin County Medical Centre (HCMC) are trained in skull trephination (drilling a burr hole) for patients with […]
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New meningococcal guideline
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has produced a guideline on the management of bacterial meningitis and […]
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Delays to neurosurgery
Further evidence from the UK shows that patients with acute traumatic brain injury suffer delays in the neurosurgical evacuation of […]