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Carotid Artery Stenosis
Meschia, J. F., Klaas, J. P., Brown, R. D., Jr, & Brott, T. G. (2017). Evaluation and Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid Stenosis. Mayo Clinic proceedings, 92(7), 1144–1157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.02.020
Seizure - initial management
Smith PEM. Initial Management of Seizure in Adults. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jul 15;385(3):251-263. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp2024526. PMID: 34260837.
Stroke
Campbell, B., & Khatri, P. (2020). Stroke. Lancet (London, England), 396(10244), 129–142. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31179-X
Acute ischemic stroke
Mendelson, S. J., & Prabhakaran, S. (2021). Diagnosis and Management of Transient Ischemic Attack and Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Review. JAMA, 325(11), 1088–1098. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.26867
Secondary prevention after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack
Kim A. S. (2020). Medical Management for Secondary Stroke Prevention. Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.), 26(2), 435–456. https://doi.org/10.1212/CON.0000000000000849
Dementia
Arvanitakis Z, Shah RC, Bennett DA. Diagnosis and Management of Dementia: Review. JAMA. 2019 Oct 22;322(16):1589-1599. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.4782. Review. PubMed PMID: 31638686.
Acute headaches
Chinthapalli, K., Logan, A. M., Raj, R., & Nirmalananthan, N. (2018). Assessment of acute headache in adults - what the general physician needs to know. Clinical medicine (London, England), 18(5), 422–427. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmedicine.18-5-422
Headache
Robbins MS. Diagnosis and Management of Headache: A Review. JAMA. 2021 May 11;325(18):1874-1885. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.1640. PMID: 33974014.
Migraine
Ashina M. Migraine. N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 5;383(19):1866-1876. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1915327. PMID: 33211930.
Multiple Sclerosis
Olek M. J. (2021). Multiple Sclerosis. Annals of internal medicine, 174(6), ITC81–ITC96. https://doi.org/10.7326/AITC202106150
Neuropathic pain
Colloca, L., Ludman, T., Bouhassira, D., Baron, R., Dickenson, A. H., Yarnitsky, D., Freeman, R., Truini, A., Attal, N., Finnerup, N. B., Eccleston, C., Kalso, E., Bennett, D. L., Dworkin, R. H., & Raja, S. N. (2017). Neuropathic pain. Nature reviews. Disease primers, 3, 17002. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.2
Parkinson’s disease
Armstrong MJ, Okun MS. Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson Disease: A Review. JAMA. 2020;323(6):548–560. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.22360
Peripheral Neuropathy
Castelli, G., Desai, K. M., & Cantone, R. E. (2020). Peripheral Neuropathy: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis. American family physician, 102(12), 732–739.
Tremor
Haubenberger D, Hallett M. Essential Tremor. N Engl J Med. 2018 May 10;378(19):1802-1810. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1707928. Review. PubMed PMID: 29742376.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Maher, M., Schweizer, T. A., & Macdonald, R. L. (2020). Treatment of Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Guidelines and Gaps. Stroke, 51(4), 1326–1332. https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.119.025997
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
O'Carroll, C. B., Brown, B. L., & Freeman, W. D. (2021). Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Common yet Disproportionately Deadly Stroke Subtype. Mayo Clinic proceedings, 96(6), 1639–1654. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2020.10.034
Reducing brain injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Geocadin, R. G., Wijdicks, E., Armstrong, M. J., Damian, M., Mayer, S. A., Ornato, J. P., ... & Lazarou, J. (2017). Practice guideline summary: Reducing brain injury following cardiopulmonary resuscitation Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology, 88(22), 2141-2149.
Epilepsy
Thijs RD, Surges R, O'Brien TJ, Sander JW. Epilepsy in adults. Lancet. 2019 Jan 24. pii: S0140-6736(18)32596-0. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32596-0. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PubMed PMID: 30686584.
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Shahrizaila, N., Lehmann, H. C., & Kuwabara, S. (2021). Guillain-Barré syndrome. Lancet (London, England), 397(10280), 1214–1228. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00517-1
Myopathies
Oddis CV. Myopathy for the general internist: Statins and much more. Cleve Clin J Med. 2019 Oct;86(10):656-664. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.86gr.19001. Review. PubMed PMID: 31597080.
Dizziness
Muncie, H. L., Sirmans, S. M., & James, E. (2017). Dizziness: Approach to Evaluation and Management. American family physician, 95(3), 154–162.
Multiple Sclerosis
McGinley, M. P., Goldschmidt, C. H., & Rae-Grant, A. D. (2021). Diagnosis and Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: A Review. JAMA, 325(8), 765–779. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.26858
Multiple sclerosis relapse
Galea, I., Ward-Abel, N., & Heesen, C. (2015). Relapse in multiple sclerosis. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 350, h1765. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h1765
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Toscano, S., Lo Fermo, S., Reggio, E., Chisari, C. G., Patti, F., & Zappia, M. (2021). An update on idiopathic intracranial hypertension in adults: a look at pathophysiology, diagnostic approach and management. Journal of neurology, 268(9), 3249–3268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09943-9
Giant Cell Arteritis
Hoffman G. S. (2016). Giant Cell Arteritis. Annals of internal medicine, 165(9), ITC65–ITC80. https://doi.org/10.7326/AITC201611010
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Mahmood SB, Nelson E, Padniewski J, Nasr R. Polymyalgia rheumatica: An updated review. Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 Aug 31;87(9):549-556. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.87a.20008. PMID: 32868305.

Updated October 2021