The journal Oncology Times published an article about “Oncologists Using Twitter to Advance Cancer Knowledge” on their website. And they notified me, using Twitter of course, that my profile is mentioned in the PDF version of the article (free download from their website). Also, the editors of Neurosurgery have started using Twitter, and I am…Continue Reading…
Cervical spine injury is a topic that remains difficult in my opinion. When can I consider the spine to be “stable” (no abnormal motion) and when is external stabilization indicated. Prescribing a Halo-vest for 12 weeks is not really a nice thing to do if unnecessary. On the other hand, not prescribing it when it…Continue Reading…
Today I added two articles on traumatic brain injury (TBI) to my iPhone application. One article is about mannitol in acute TBI, the other is about decompressive craniectomy (DC) for treating a refractory high intracranial pressure after TBI. I was surprised to find that there is more evidence for DC in a pediatric population. Actually,…Continue Reading…
I needed to have some more literature on pediatric neuro-oncology, and today I did a PubMed search to expand my list. Found some interesting articles, one of which I highly recommend for residents.