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*** With apologies for cross-posting *** Dear all, Please see below the latest update from NHS Evidence - neurological conditions. If you are unable to view this correctly or would prefer to view it online, please follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/d65zfe Welcome to the neurological conditions specialist collection update for April 2010 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 New clinical lead for neurological conditions specialist collection Following Professor David Chadwick's retirement, we are pleased to announce that Dr Lionel Ginsberg has agreed to take on the role of clinical lead. Dr Ginsberg is Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Director of Neurosciences at the Royal Free Hospital, London; Honorary Consultant Physician, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London; Clinical Sub-Dean and Welfare Tutor, Royal Free Campus, UCL Medical School, University College London. He says: "I am honoured to follow David Chadwick as Clinical Lead and am looking forward to the role." The team would like to thank Professor Chadwick for all his support and contributions to the development of the collection, and wish him well in his retirement. Editor's picks The following item has been selected as a highlight by our Topic Advisors: * Multidisciplinary <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=372773> management and emerging therapeutic strategies in aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage Recent additions Below is a selection from recent additions to the website: Clinical Knowledge Summaries * Bell's <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=347186> palsy: Diagnosis of Bell's palsy * Carpal <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=347191> tunnel syndrome: Diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome * Dementia <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=347157> (main topic) Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: * Aspirin <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=371996> with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults * Cerebrolysin <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=371983> for acute ischaemic stroke * Simultaneous <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=371982> bilateral training for improving arm function after stroke * Triptans <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=371997> for acute cluster headache Full <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/SearchResults.aspx?tabID=288&cat ID=15261&> list of items added in April Forthcoming events Below is a selection of forthcoming events for May and June. See all forthcoming events here <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/Events.aspx> . If you have an event you would like us to highlight in the neurological conditions specialist collection, please contact us <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ContactUs.aspx> . May 2010 2nd-7th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334343> XIth World Congress of ICNC (Cairo, Egypt) 6th: Meeting: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=346116> Surgery versus stereotactic radiotherapy in the treatment of basal skull tumours (London) 9th-15th: ME <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=342144> Awareness Week 11th-14th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334005> ABN Annual Meeting 2010 (Bournemouth) 11th: Course: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=344398> Cognitive Assessment and Rehabilitation (Ely) 12th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=346021> Delivering quality standards for stroke (London) 15th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=345099> 24th Annual PSG Symposium on Etiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment of PD and Other Movement Disorders (Irving, Texas, USA) 17th-19th: Course: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=345103> Epileptology course (Painesville, Ohio, USA) 18th-20th: Course: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334062> Certified Course in Huntingdon's Disease (Liverpool) 19th-22nd: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=345100> 3rd International Epilepsy Colloquium (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) 24th-27th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=344990> Brain, Spinal Cord Mapping and Image Guided Therapy (Bethesda, Maryland, USA) 25th: Conference: <Conference:%20Integrative%20Approaches%20to%20Neuro%20Rehabilitation> Integrative Approaches to Neuro Rehabilitation (Tonbridge, Kent) 25th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=372241> RCN Joint Conference: Best Practice for Nursing Care in Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (Belfast) 27th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=344304> 5th National Neuroscience Conference: Epilepsy (London) 31st-1st June: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=345109> 2nd International Conference Advances in Clinical Neuroimmunology (Gdansk, Poland) 31st-4th June: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=345104> 4th International Brain Computer Interface Meeting 2010 (Asilomar, California, USA) 31st-1st June: Course: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/NEUROLOGICAL/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334053> EPNS 2010 Training Course on Epilepsy (Moeciu, Romania) June 2010 2nd-3rd: Course: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334055> EPNS 2010 Training Course on Central Motor Function Disorders (Moeciu, Romania) 3rd: Meeting: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=346118> Current practice and future prospects for the treatment of glial tumours of the brain (London) 8th-9th: Course: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=344355> Clinical Skills in Spinal Assessment and Management (London) 8th: Awareness <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=372316> Talk for care professionals - Caring for someone with MS (Birmingham) 8th: How <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=372259> to examine the nervous system in 2 minutes flat (London) 11th-12th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=346008> Music Technology: Solutions to Challenges - 11 and 12 June 2010 (London) 14th: Motivational <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=346125> Interviewing: enhancing motivation and behaviour change after brain injury (Edinburgh) 16th-17th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=373310> National Institute for Health Research Stroke Research Network 4th Annual Conference (Newcastle) 19th-23rd: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334056> 20th Meeting of the European Neurological Society (Berlin) 21st: Lecture: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334350> How many types of Parkinson's disease are there and who cares? (Oxford) 23rd: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=372124> 12th National Parkinson's 2010 (London) 25th: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=373315> 9th Welsh Stroke Conference (Newport) 27th-1st July: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334334> 9th European Congress on Epileptology (Rhodes, Greece) 30th-1st July: Conference: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=345122> Middlesbrough Developmental Paediatric Symposium (Sedgefield, County Durham) 30th-8th July: Course: <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ViewResource.aspx?resID=334330> Technical Advances in Skull Base Surgery (London) Contact us Please contact us <http://www.library.nhs.uk/neurological/ContactUs.aspx> if you have any suggestions or comments about the Specialist Collection.