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Dear all,

Please see below this months update for NHS Evidence - neurological. Please feel free to forward it on to anyone who may find it of interest.

Welcome to the neurological conditions specialist collection update for September 2009

This bulletin aims to update you on:

Interesting items recently added to the collection
The latest journal articles as highlighted by our Clinical Lead and Topic Advisors
Upcoming events of interest
What the project team are currently doing

RSS news feed for NHS Evidence - neurological conditions

NHS Evidence - neurological conditions has now set up a number of RSS feeds for the main topic areas covered by the collection. These are in addition to the already existing Events, News, and Latest Updates feeds.

To view the full list of topics and subscribe to one or more, just go to our RSS page, click on the orange button next to each feed you'd like to subscribe to, and follow the instructions on your chosen RSS reader. Our RSS page also has more information on setting up RSS.

2009 Annual Evidence Update on Headache

The Neurological Conditions Specialist Collection launched its second Annual Evidence Update on Headache on Monday 24^th August, in time for National Migraine Awareness Week (6-12 September).

The Neurological Conditions specialist collection Project Team has carried out a systematic literature search on Headache to identify all high level evidence published since the date of the last Headache AEU in 2008, including guidelines, systematic reviews, health technology assessments and economic evaluations. Leading headache and migraine experts from around the UK have read and appraised these for their validity and relevance to the busy clinician. A list of the papers deemed worthy of inclusion, along with expert commentaries by our reviewers, is now freely available here.

Recent additions

Below is a selection from several recent additions to the website:

Guidelines

Clinical Knowledge Summaries (CKS)

Brain tumour - suspected

Insomnia

Sleep disorders - shift work and jet lag

Department of Health

Living well with dementia: a National Dementia Strategy implementation plan

Infectious Diseases Society of America

The management of encephalitis: clinical practice guidelines

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)

Behind the Headlines

Treatment uncertainties

Patient information

NHS Choices video - Huntington's disease
NHS Choices video - Living with dementia
MS Trust - Bladder problems: fact sheet

Full list of items added in August

Our Editors' Picks

The following items have been selected as highlights by our Topic Advisors:

A fresh twist on carotid artery dissections

Forthcoming events

Below is a selection of forthcoming events for September and October. See all forthcoming events here. If you have an event you would like us to highlight in the neurological conditions specialist collection, please contact us.

September 2009

8^th - 12^th: European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease (Paris, France)

12^th - 15^th: 13th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (Florence, Italy)

15^th: MS Trust study day (Stirling, Scotland)

16^th: Managing Long Term Conditions - Personalised Care Plans and Self Care Services (London)

21^st: MS awareness talk: Translating new MRI insights into treatment (Waltham Abbey, Essex)

21^st: World Alzheimer's Day (worldwide)

21^st - 23^rd: British Association of Cognitive Neuroscience Annual Meeting 2009 (London)

25^th: International Ataxia Awareness Day (worldwide)

26^th: Migraine Education Day (London)

30^th: MS Trust Bedfordshire Study Day for health and social care professionals (Luton, Bedfordshire)

30^th - 3^rd October: 8th European Paediatric Neurology meeting (Harrogate)