Latest Neurology articles from the BMJ

Social networks, social media, and social diseases

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:27:38 +0100

Post-traumatic stress disorder after intensive care

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:27:38 +0100

CT radiation risks coming into clearer focus

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:32:15 +0100

Colorectal cancer

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:53:27 +0100

An unusual burn

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:30:20 +0100

Uninterrupted anticoagulation during pacemaker or defibrillator surgery

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:00:36 +0100

Helmet legislation and admissions to hospital for cycling related head injuries in Canadian provinces and territories: interrupted time series analysis

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:32:18 +0100

While helmets reduce head injuries and their use should be encouraged, this study suggests that, in the Canadian context of provincial and municipal safety campaigns, improvements to the cycling infrastructure, and the passive uptake of helmets, the incremental contribution of provincial helmet legislation to reduce the number of hospital admissions for head injuries is uncertain to some extent, but seems to have been minimal.

A tale of two physicians: reflections on the Boston Marathon bombing

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:18:34 +0100

Adult acute rhinosinusitis

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:13:27 +0100

A 35 year old woman presents to her general practitioner with a 10 day history of worsening nasal congestion, purulent nasal discharge, and frontal headaches. The authors discuss what you should cover in a 10-minute consultation.

Associations between the organisation of stroke services, process of care, and mortality in England: prospective cohort study

Fri, 10 May 2013 02:13:27 +0100

Investigating hypocalcaemia

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:53 +0100

A man with bilateral loin pain

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:53 +0100

Acute leg ischaemia

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:50:02 +0100

Stephen Brearley explains why acute leg ischaemia is easily missed, and how to diagnose and manage it.

A good news tale of two diseases

Wed, 08 May 2013 12:50:02 +0100

Derivation and validation of QStroke score for predicting risk of ischaemic stroke in primary care and comparison with other risk scores: a prospective open cohort study

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:03:48 +0100

This paper concludes that QStroke provides a valid measure of absolute stroke risk in the general population of patients free of stroke or transient ischaemic attack, as shown by its performance in a separate validation cohort.

Metabolic alkalosis in a patient with dyspnoea

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:03:48 +0100

Seeing double: the low carb diet

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:46:44 +0100

Measles in the UK: a test of public health competency in a crisis

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:54:56 +0100

Measles and stroke show why healthcare must innovate

Wed, 01 May 2013 11:54:56 +0100

Encouraging outcomes for Sweden’s extremely preterm babies

Wed, 01 May 2013 05:53:56 +0100