Evidence–Based Neurology – Management of Neurological Disorders

Livia Candelise, Cochrane Neurological Network, Dipartimento di Scienze Neurologiche, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy Richard Hughes, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, King's College London School of Medicine at Guy's, King's College and St Thomas' Hospitals, London, UK Alessandro Liberati. Department of Hematology and Oncology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico, Ferrara, Italy Bernard Uitdehaag, Department of Neurology and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Charles Warlow, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK

Part 1 Introduction. 1 Evidence-based medicine: its contributions in the way we search, appraise and apply scientific information to patient care. Alessandro Liberati, Lorenzo P. Moja, Ivan Moschetti. 2 What to do when there is no evidence. Charles Warlow. 3 Outcome and adverse effect measures in neurology. Jorge G. Burneo, Samuel Wiebe. 4 Systematic reviews of diagnostic research. Bernard M.J. Uitdehaag, Peter M. Rothwell. Part 2 Neurological symptoms/problems. 5 Acute migraine attacks. Anne MacGregor. 6 Back and neck pain. Harry McNaughton. 7 Neuropathic pain. Giorgio Cruccu, Nadine Attal, Rod Taylor. 8 Vertigo and dizziness: treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular neuritis and Meniere's disease. Michael Strupp, Thomas Brandt, Christian Daniel Cnyrim. 9 Sleep disorders. Michel Billiard. 10 Cognitive rehabilitation of non-progressive neuropsychological disorders. Stefano F. Cappa, Thomas Benke, Stephanie Clarke, Bruno Rossi, Brigitte Stemmer, Caroline M. van Heugten. 11 Management and pharmaceutical treatment of central and spinal spasticity. David T. Shakespeare. 12 Background to neurorehabilitation. Kathryn McPherson, Paula Kersten, Lynne Turner-Stokes. Part 3 Neurological diseases. 13 Acute stroke management and prevention of recurrences. Gord Gubitz. 14 Aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. Jan van Gijn, Gabriel J.E. Rinkel. 15 Acute traumatic brain injury. Miguel F. Arango, Walter Videtta, Corina Puppo. 16 Corticosteroids in central nervous system infections. Anu Jacob, Tom Solomon, Paul Garner. 17 Brain tumours. Michael G. Hart, Robin Grant. 18 Epilepsy. Sridharan Ramaratnam, Anthony Marson. 19 Dementia treatment: let the evidence lead us. Bart M. Demaerschalk, Bryan K. Woodruff, Richard J. Caselli. 20 Parkinson's disease. Miguel Coelho, Joaquim Ferreira, Cristina Sampaio. 21 Multiple sclerosis: critical review of the evidence for each question. Graziella Filippini, George Ebers. 22 Motor neurone disorders. Douglas Mitchell. 23 Peripheral nerve disorders. Richard Hughes, Eva L. Feldman, Jeremy D.P. Bland. 24 Muscle disorders. Fiona Norwood, Michael R. Rose. Index