So here are the three tabs mentioned before: “Decision support”, “Scores” and “Other” are now bundled in one version, and the layout of the decision support menu has been updated to fit the layout of the rest of the app. Here is how it looks on iPhone: And this is how it looks on iPad:…Continue Reading…
A total of 95 scores that are relevant for your neurosurgical practice are now available for the upcoming release of NeuroMind 2. This includes two new categories: “Developmental” and “Peripheral nerves”. Here is just one example: I also updated the database behind NeuroDSS.com – which already contains all new scores that will be available in…Continue Reading…
I added two new scores for NeuroMind 2: the FOUR score (Full Outline of UnResponsiveness) and the Pollock-Flickinger score (radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation grading system). Here are some screenshots: More scores will be added soon! Already 82 in total now…
According to this summary on Stroke.org, “the ABCD2 score is a risk assessment tool designed to improve the prediction of short-term stroke risk after a transient ischemic attack (TIA). The score is optimized to predict the risk of stroke within 2 days after a TIA”. More information is available here. Here is how it looks…Continue Reading…
“The Spine Instability Neoplastic Score is a comprehensive classification system with content validity that can guide clinicians in identifying when patients with neoplastic disease of the spine may benefit from surgical consultation. It can also aid surgeons in assessing the key components of spinal instability due to neoplasia and may become a prognostic tool for surgical decision-making when put in context with other key…Continue Reading…
Maas et al described in an article in Neurosurgery (2005) a new scoring system to predict 6 month mortality after traumatic brain injury, derived from the Marshall classification. The new scoring system is called the “Rotterdam CT score”, after the location where the research was performed. Here is how it looks in NeuroMind 2: After…Continue Reading…
In 2005 Vaccaro et al published the TLICS score, which is “a new (proposed) classification system for thoracolumbar spine injuries, including injury severity assessment, designed to assist in clinical management. ” Actually it is the thoracolumbar version of the SLIC score of which a (recently updated) separate app is available. Now the TLICS score is available…Continue Reading…
The ICH-score has been described by Hemphill et al (2001) as “a simple clinical grading scale that allows risk stratification on presentation with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).” It is a 5-tier score that consists of the Glasgow Coma Scale, ICH volume, intraventricular hemorrhage, infratentorial origin of ICH, and age. The total score ranges from 0 –…Continue Reading…
“In adult patients with low grade glioma (LGG), older age, astrocytoma histology, presence of neurologic deficits before surgery, largest tumor diameter, and tumor crossing the midline were important prognostic factors for survival. These factors can be used to identify low-risk and high-risk patients.” – Pignatti et al, 2002 Estimating life expectancy can be useful to…Continue Reading…