This is a selection of articles from the March 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Neurology headlines.
First-Ever County Level Report On Stroke Hospitalizations
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Source: Stroke / Neuroprotection News From Medical News Today - March 31, 2008 Source Type: journals
ICHD-II diagnostic criteria for Tolosa–Hunt syndrome in idiopathic inflammatory syndromes of the orbit and/or the cavernous sinus
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Source: Cephalalgia - March 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Psychiatric disturbances in CADASIL: a brief review
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Source: Acta Neurologica Scandinavica - March 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
From square to cube: Ultrasound as a natural complement of neurophysiology.
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Source: Clinical Neurophysiology - March 31, 2008 Authors: Padua L, Martinoli C Tags: Clin Neurophysiol Source Type: journals
A BAC transgenic mouse model to analyze the function of astroglial SPARCL1 (SC1) in the central nervous system
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Source: Glia - March 31, 2008 Authors: Jill M. Weimer, Amelia Stanco, Jr-Gang Cheng, Ana C. Vargo, Santhi Voora, E. S. Anton Source Type: journals
PKC-dependent endocytosis of the GLT1 glutamate transporter depends on ubiquitylation of lysines located in a C-terminal cluster
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Source: Glia - March 31, 2008 Authors: Inmaculada M. González-gonzález, Noemí García-tardón, Cecilio Giménez, Francisco Zafra Source Type: journals
Childhood-onset restless legs syndrome: Clinical and genetic features of 22 families
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Source: Movement Disorders - March 31, 2008 Authors: Hiltrud Muhle, Anja Neumann, Katja Lohmann-Hedrich, Thora Lohnau, Yang Lu, Susen Winkler, Stephan Waltz, Anke Fischenbeck, Patricia L. Kramer, Christine Klein, Ulrich Stephani Source Type: journals
Various metabolic syndrome definitions predict stroke
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Source: MedWire News - Stroke - March 30, 2008 Source Type: journals
Injury Severity Differentially Affects Short- and Long-Term Neuroendocrine Outcomes of Traumatic Brain Injury
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Source: Journal of Neurotrauma - March 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Characterizing the Dose-Response Relationship between Mannitol and Intracranial Pressure in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Using a High-Frequency Physiological Data Collection System
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Source: Journal of Neurotrauma - March 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Diagnosis and treatment of multifocal motor neuropathy
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Source: Current Treatment Options in Neurology - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Treatment Options in Neurology Source Type: journals
Treatment options for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Source: Current Treatment Options in Neurology - March 29, 2008 Tags: Current Treatment Options in Neurology Source Type: journals
Spontaneous Spinal Epidural Hematoma of Unknown Etiology: Case Report and Literature Review
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Source: Neurocritical Care - March 29, 2008 Tags: Neurocritical Care Source Type: journals
A posterior fossa lipoma extending into the cervical spine and subcutaneous space via a cranium bifidum.
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Source: Brain & Development - March 29, 2008 Authors: Takatani T, Arai H, Fujii K, Yasuda T, Kohno Y Tags: Brain Dev Source Type: journals
Basal ganglia, dopamine and temporal processing: Performance on three timing tasks on and off medication in Parkinson's disease.
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Source: Brain and Cognition - March 29, 2008 Authors: Jones CR, Malone TJ, Dirnberger G, Edwards M, Jahanshahi M Tags: Brain Cogn Source Type: journals
Protective effects of 7-nitroindazole on ketamine-induced neurotoxicity in rat forebrain culture.
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Source: Neurotoxicology - March 29, 2008 Authors: Wang C, Sadovova N, Patterson TA, Zou X, Fu X, Hanig JP, Paule MG, Ali SF, Zhang X, Slikker W Tags: Neurotoxicology Source Type: journals
Stroke risk high in Chinese adults who smoke
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Source: MedWire News - Stroke - March 28, 2008 Source Type: journals
Concomitant Triptan and SSRI or SNRI Use: What is the Risk for Serotonin Syndrome?
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Source: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Expert Opinion: Sexual Intercourse Followed by Headache and Transient Monocular Visual Loss
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Source: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Patients With Chronic Tension-Type Headache Demonstrate Increased Mechano-Sensitivity of the Supra-Orbital Nerve
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Source: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Vertebral Artery Dissection Onset Mimics Migraine With Aura in a Graphic Designer
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Source: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Abstracts and Citations
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Source: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Staging of Neurofibrillary Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease: A Study of the BrainNet Europe Consortium
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Source: Brain Pathology - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy and its relationship to Alzheimer’s disease
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Source: Acta Neuropathologica - March 28, 2008 Tags: Acta Neuropathologica Source Type: journals
Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Orthotopic Human Glioma Models and Its Relevance for the Study of Anti-glioma Therapy
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Source: Brain Pathology - March 28, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Provocation of Parkinsonian tremor
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Source: Movement Disorders - March 28, 2008 Authors: Jan Raethjen, Kristina Austermann, Karsten Witt, Kirsten E. Zeuner, Frank Papengut, Günther Deuschl Source Type: journals
Smoking may increase risk for recurrent aneurysm
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Source: MedWire News - Stroke - March 27, 2008 Source Type: journals
Behavioural characterisation of rats exposed neonatally to bisphenol-A: responses to a novel environment and to methylphenidate challenge in a putative model of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
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Source: Journal of Neural Transmission - March 27, 2008 Tags: Journal of Neural Transmission Source Type: journals
Erratum: Erratum
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Source: European Journal of Neurology - March 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Cav1 L-type Ca2+ channel signaling complexes in neurons
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Source: Journal of Neurochemistry - March 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Neural regulation of acetylcholinesterase-associated collagen Q in rat skeletal muscles
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Source: Journal of Neurochemistry - March 27, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Basolateral amygdala lesions and sensitivity to reinforcer magnitude in concurrent chains schedules.
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Source: Behavioural Brain Research - March 27, 2008 Authors: Helms CM, Mitchell SH Tags: Behav Brain Res Source Type: journals
Contribution of Each Lower Limb to Upright Standing in Stroke Patients.
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Source: Stroke - March 27, 2008 Authors: Genthon N, Rougier P, Gissot AS, Froger J, Pélissier J, Pérennou D Tags: Stroke Source Type: journals
Intellectual functioning in presurgical patients with hypothalamic hamartoma and refractory epilepsy.
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Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - March 27, 2008 Authors: Prigatano GP, Wethe JV, Gray JA, Wang N, Chung S, Ng YT, Prenger E, Kerrigan JF Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: journals
Regulation of prostaglandin E2 synthase expression in activated primary rat microglia: Evidence for uncoupled regulation of mPGES-1 and COX-2
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Source: Glia - March 27, 2008 Authors: Antonio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira, Eduardo Candelario-Jalil, Harsharan S. Bhatia, Klaus Lieb, Michael Hüll, Bernd L. Fiebich Source Type: journals
A Systematic Review of Immediate Anticoagulation for Ischemic Stroke of Presumed Cardioembolic Origin.
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Source: Stroke - March 27, 2008 Authors: Guedes LC, Ferro JM Tags: Stroke Source Type: journals
Management of an occluding macro-embolus at the carotid bifurcation
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Source: Journal of Neurology - March 26, 2008 Tags: Journal of Neurology Source Type: journals
Molecular background of EPM1—Unverricht–Lundborg disease
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Source: Epilepsia - March 26, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Should we "stick" with the Wada?: Probing practicable preferences—Commentary on Baxendale et al
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Source: Epilepsia - March 26, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
The Medial Prefrontal Cortex Regulates the Differential Expression of Morphine-Conditioned Place Preference Following a Single Exposure to Controllable or Uncontrollable Stress
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Source: Neuropsychopharmacology - March 26, 2008 Authors: Robert R RozeskeAndre Der-AvakianSondra T BlandJacob T BeckleyLinda R WatkinsSteven F Maier Source Type: journals
Effectiveness of tai chi for Parkinson's disease: A critical review.
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Source: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders - March 26, 2008 Authors: Lee MS, Lam P, Ernst E Tags: Parkinsonism Relat Disord Source Type: journals
Frontal Hypoactivation on Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Working Memory after Severe Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury
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Source: Journal of Neurotrauma - March 25, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Pediatric endocarditis and stroke: a single-center retrospective review of seven cases.
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Source: Pediatric Neurology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Venkatesan C, Wainwright MS Tags: Pediatr Neurol Source Type: journals
Congenital axonal neuropathy and encephalopathy.
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Source: Pediatric Neurology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Chau V, Clément JF, Robitaille Y, D'Anjou G, Vanasse M Tags: Pediatr Neurol Source Type: journals
Girl with partial turner syndrome and absence epilepsy.
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Source: Pediatric Neurology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Puusepp H, Zordania R, Paal M, Bartsch O, Ounap K Tags: Pediatr Neurol Source Type: journals
Etiologic profile of spastic quadriplegia in children.
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Source: Pediatric Neurology - March 25, 2008 Authors: Blair E Tags: Pediatr Neurol Source Type: journals
Hypothalamic Injury as a Cause of Refractory Hypotension after Sellar Region Tumor Surgery
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Source: Neurocritical Care - March 25, 2008 Tags: Neurocritical Care Source Type: journals
Early Hyperglycemia and Intravenous Insulin
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Source: Neurocritical Care - March 25, 2008 Tags: Neurocritical Care Source Type: journals
Botulinum toxin drugs: future developments
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Source: Journal of Neural Transmission - March 25, 2008 Tags: Journal of Neural Transmission Source Type: journals
Estradiol decreases the orexigenic effect of neuropeptide Y, but not agouti-related protein, in ovariectomized rats.
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Source: Behavioural Brain Research - March 25, 2008 Authors: Santollo J, Eckel LA Tags: Behav Brain Res Source Type: journals
Immunotherapy for clinically isolated syndrome? Not necessarily...
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Source: Nature Clinical Practice. Neurology. - March 25, 2008 Authors: Siva A Tags: Nat Clin Pract Neurol Source Type: journals
Optic Neuritis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prognosis
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Source: Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery Headlines - March 24, 2008 Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: journals
Sclerosing mesenteritis: An ergot-related complication of pergolide therapy in Parkinson's disease?
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Source: Movement Disorders - March 24, 2008 Authors: Kersi J. Bharucha, Steve M. Blevins Source Type: journals
RAMSAY HUNT SYNDROME FOLLOWED BY MULTIFOCAL VASCULOPATHY AND POSTERIOR CIRCULATION STROKES
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Authors: Ortiz, G. A., Koch, S., Forteza, A., Romano, J. Tags: CLINICAL/SCIENTIFIC NOTES Source Type: journals
Myoclonus-dystonia: Clinical and electrophysiologic pattern related to SGCE mutations
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Authors: Roze, E., Apartis, E., Clot, F., Dorison, N., Thobois, S., Guyant-Marechal, L., Tranchant, C., Damier, P., Doummar, D., Bahi-Buisson, N., Andre-Obadia, N., Maltete, D., Echaniz-Laguna, A., Pereon, Y., Beaugendre, Y., Dupont, S., De Greslan, T., Jedynak, C Tags: Clinical neurology examination, Dystonia, Myoclonus, All Pediatric, All clinical neurophysiology, Basal ganglia, All Genetics ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Dendritic-targeting GABA neurons in monkey prefrontal cortex: Comparison of somatostatin- and calretinin-immunoreactive axon terminals
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Source: Synapse - March 24, 2008 Authors: Darlene S. Melchitzky, David A. Lewis Source Type: journals
Responsiveness and predictive value of EDSS and MSFC in primary progressive MS
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Authors: Kragt, J. J., Thompson, A. J., Montalban, X., Tintore, M., Rio, J., Polman, C. H., Uitdehaag, B.M.J. Tags: Outcome research, All Clinical Neurology, Clinical neurology history, Clinical neurology examination, Prognosis, Clinical trials Methodology/study design, All Demyelinating disease (CNS), Multiple sclerosis ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Dyslipidemia is a protective factor in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Authors: Dupuis, L., Corcia, P., Fergani, A., Gonzalez De Aguilar, J. -L., Bonnefont-Rousselot, D., Bittar, R., Seilhean, D., Hauw, J. -J., Lacomblez, L., Loeffler, J. -P., Meininger, V. Tags: Prognosis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Teaching NeuroImage: Isolated intracranial Rosai-Dorfman disease mimicking a meningioma
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Authors: Theeler, B. J., Keylock, J. B., Yoest, S. M. Tags: Hematologic, Primary brain tumor RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: journals
Highlights of the March 25 issue
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Tags: THIS WEEK IN NEUROLOGY Source Type: journals
Dementia and survival in Parkinson disease: A 12-year population study
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Authors: Buter, T. C., van den Hout, A., Matthews, F. E., Larsen, J. P., Brayne, C., Aarsland, D. Tags: Parkinson's disease/Parkinsonism, All Cognitive Disorders/Dementia, Parkinson's disease with dementia, All epidemiology, Natural history studies (prognosis) ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Ethics of placebo-controlled clinical trials in multiple sclerosis: A reassessment
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Authors: Polman, C. H., Reingold, S. C., Barkhof, F., Calabresi, P. A., Clanet, M., Cohen, J. A., Cutter, G. R., Freedman, M. S., Kappos, L., Lublin, F. D., McFarland, H. F., Metz, L. M., Miller, A. E., Montalban, X., O'Connor, P. W., Panitch, H., Richert, J. R., Tags: Clinical trials Methodology/study design, Multiple sclerosis, All Ethics in Neurology/Legal issues CONFERENCE REPORT Source Type: journals
Two novel mutations in the SPG11 gene causing hereditary spastic paraplegia associated with thin corpus callosum
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Source: Movement Disorders - March 24, 2008 Authors: Shu-Shan Zhang, Qin Chen, Xue-Ping Chen, Jian-Gang Wang, Jean-Marc Burgunder, Hui-Fang Shang, Jean-Marc Burgunder, Yuan Yang Source Type: journals
Focal MR spectroscopy of hippocampal CA-1 lesions in transient global amnesia
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Source: Neurology - March 24, 2008 Authors: Bartsch, T., Alfke, K., Wolff, S., Rohr, A., Jansen, O., Deuschl, G. Tags: Other cerebrovascular disease/ Stroke, All Clinical Neurology, Memory, Assessment of cognitive disorders/dementia, Hippocampal sclerosis ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Cervical dystonia due to cerebellar stroke
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Source: Movement Disorders - March 24, 2008 Authors: Ivana Zadro, Vesna V. Brinar, Barbara Barun, David Ozreti[cacute], Mario Habek Source Type: journals
Altered GABAergic neurotransmission is associated with increased kainate-induced seizure in prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase-2 deficient mice.
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Source: Brain Research Bulletin - March 22, 2008 Authors: Toscano CD, Ueda Y, Tomita YA, Vicini S, Bosetti F Tags: Brain Res Bull Source Type: journals
N-Acetyl-l-aspartate activates hippocampal CA3 neurons in rodent slice preparations.
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Source: Brain Research Bulletin - March 22, 2008 Authors: Hanaya R, Kiura Y, Kurisu K, Sakai N, Serikawa T, Sasa M Tags: Brain Res Bull Source Type: journals
Cortical metabolic rates as measured by 2-deoxyglucose-uptake are increased after waking and decreased after sleep in mice.
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Source: Brain Research - March 22, 2008 Authors: Vyazovskiy VV, Cirelli C, Tononi G, Tobler I Tags: Brain Res Bull Source Type: journals
Gray and white matter imbalance - Typical structural abnormality underlying classic autism?
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Source: Brain & Development - March 22, 2008 Authors: Bonilha L, Cendes F, Rorden C, Eckert M, Dalgalarrondo P, Li LM, Steiner CE Tags: Brain Dev Source Type: journals
Underlying neurologic disorders and recurrence rates of status epilepticus in childhood.
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Source: Brain & Development - March 22, 2008 Authors: Okanishi T, Maegaki Y, Ohno K, Togari H Tags: Brain Dev Source Type: journals
The prevalence of epilepsy and pharmacoresistant epilepsy in adults: A population-based study in a Western European country
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Source: Epilepsia - March 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: journals
Update on subarachnoid haemorrhage