Poliomyelitis- Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap18 April 2017 9:40 AM ISTPoliomyelitis is an acute viral infection caused by polioviruses (three antigenic types I, II, and III). The poliovirus is an enterovirus. All three...
Acute Cerebral Ischemic Stroke Due to a Major Vessel Occlusion-Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap24 Feb 2017 9:54 AM ISTIntroductionCerebral Stroke is a sudden onset neurological deficit due to neurovascular pathological conditions. Ischemic stroke due to a major vessel...
Intracranial Aneurysm-Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap30 Jan 2017 2:42 PM ISTIntracranial aneurysms are focal outpouching from intracranial arteries with weak walls as compared to normal arteries and therefore have propensity...
Use of fMRI in the Presurgical Evaluation of Patients with Epilepsy: AAN Practice Guideline 2017 supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 10:00 AM ISTBefore epilepsy surgery, doctors may consider using brain imaging to locate language and memory functions in the brain instead of the more invasive...
Standard Treatment Guidelines For Cerebral Palsy supriya kashyap kashyap27 Dec 2016 12:25 PM ISTCerebral palsy is defined as the non-progressive motor impairment (motor neurological deficit) due to the insult to the developing brain; affecting...
Traumatic Brain Injury - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap5 Dec 2016 8:06 PM ISTTraumatic Brain Injury is usually associated with road traffic accidents or criminal assault. It could also happen due to a fall or due to industrial...
Initial Management of Severe Trauma - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap1 Dec 2016 2:35 PM ISTThere is an increasing incidence of accidents and crimes in India with increasing urbanization and attendant emergency admission of trauma victims. A...
Antibiotic Guideline for Central Nervous System Infections supriya kashyap kashyap2 Oct 2016 1:54 PM ISTIn 2016 National Centre For Disease Control, Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India came...
Closure Not Recommended for People with Heart Defect and Stroke: American Academy of Neurology supriya kashyap kashyap1 Oct 2016 9:00 AM ISTAn updated recommendation from the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) states that catheter-based closure should not be routinely recommended for...
Guideline for reversal of antithrombotics in intracranial hemorrhage supriya kashyap kashyap21 Sept 2016 4:28 PM ISTThe use of antithrombotic agents, including anticoagulants, antiplatelet agents, and thrombolytics has increased over the last decade and is expected...
AAN Guideline-Corticosteroid treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Geeta Sharma Sharma12 Jun 2016 4:23 PM ISTDuchenne muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves muscle weakness, which quickly gets worse. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a form of...
AHA/ASA Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery-2016 Geeta Sharma Sharma11 Jun 2016 4:41 PM ISTStroke rehabilitation requires a sustained and coordinated effort from a large team, including the patient and his or her goals, family and friends,...
