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Carotid Artery Stenosis
Dharmakidari, S., Bhattacharya, P., & Chaturvedi, S. (2017). Carotid Artery Stenosis: Medical Therapy, Surgery, and Stenting. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 17(10), 77.
Seizure - new onset
Gavvala JR, Schuele SU. New-Onset Seizure in Adults and Adolescents: A Review. JAMA. 2016 Dec 27;316(24):2657-2668. doi: 0.1001/jama.2016.18625. Review. PubMed PMID: 28027373.
Stroke
Hankey GJ. Stroke. Lancet. 2017 Feb 11;389(10069):641-654. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30962-X. Epub 2016 Sep 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 27637676.
Acute ischemic stroke
Hasan TF, Rabinstein AA, Middlebrooks EH, Haranhalli N, Silliman SL, Meschia JF, Tawk RG. Diagnosis and Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke. Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Apr;93(4):523-538. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2018.02.013. Review. PubMed PMID: 29622098.
Secondary prevention after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack
Davis, S. M., & Donnan, G. A. (2012). Secondary prevention after ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. New England Journal of Medicine, 366(20), 1914-1922.
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
Hainer BL, Matheson EM. Approach to acute headache in adults. Am Fam Physician. 2013 May 15;87(10):682-7. Review. PubMed PMID: 23939446.
Migraine
Ashina M. Migraine. N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 5;383(19):1866-1876. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1915327. PMID: 33211930.
Multiple Sclerosis
Thompson AJ, Baranzini SE, Geurts J, Hemmer B, Ciccarelli O. Multiple sclerosis. Lancet. 2018 Apr 21;391(10130):1622-1636. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30481-1. Epub 2018 Mar 23. Review. PubMed PMID: 29576504.
Neuropathic pain
Gilron I, Baron R, Jensen T. Neuropathic pain: principles of diagnosis and treatment. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 Apr;90(4):532-45. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.01.018. Review. PubMed MID: 25841257.
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
Watson JC, Dyck PJ. Peripheral Neuropathy: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Symptom Management. Mayo Clin Proc. 2015 Jul;90(7):940-51. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.05.004. Review. PubMed PMID: 26141332.
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
Lawton, M. T., & Vates, G. E. (2017). Subarachnoid hemorrhage. New England Journal of Medicine, 377(3), 257-266.
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
Qureshi, A. I., Tuhrim, S., Broderick, J. P., Batjer, H. H., Hondo, H., & Hanley, D. F. (2001). Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. New England Journal of Medicine, 344(19), 1450-1460.
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
Willison, H. J., Jacobs, B. C., & Van Doorn, P. A. (2016). Guillain-Barré syndrome. The Lancet, 388(10045), 717-727.
Peripheral neuropathy
Hughes RA. Peripheral neuropathy. BMJ. 2002 Feb 23;324(7335):466-9. Review.
PubMed PMID: 11859051; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1122393.
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.
The evaluation of a patient with dizziness
Kerber, K. A., & Baloh, R. W. (2011). The evaluation of a patient with dizziness. Neurology: Clinical Practice, 1(1), 24-33.
Multiple Sclerosis
Reich DS, Lucchinetti CF, Calabresi PA. Multiple Sclerosis. N Engl J Med. 2018
Jan 11;378(2):169-180. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1401483. Review. PubMed PMID: 29320652.
Multiple sclerosis: diagnosis and the management of acute relapses
Leary, S. M., Porter, B., & Thompson, A. J. (2005). Multiple sclerosis: diagnosis and the management of acute relapses. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 81(955), 302-308.
A practical approach to, diagnosis, assessment and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
Mollan, S. P., Markey, K. A., Benzimra, J. D., Jacks, A., Matthews, T. D., Burdon, M. A., & Sinclair, A. J. (2014). A practical approach to, diagnosis, assessment and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension. Practical neurology, 14(6), 380-390.
Giant-cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica
Weyand, C. M., & Goronzy, J. J. (2014). Giant-cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. New England Journal of Medicine, 371(1), 50-57.