Category Archives: Neurology

American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA)

What you will find here: American Stroke Association guidelines on intracerebral hemorrhage.

  1. Go to strokeassociation.org/
  2. From the top menu bar select Professionals -> Stroke Journals & Guidelines
  3. In search box, type “intracerebral hemorrhage”

American Stroke Association | A Division of the American Heart Association

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Pharmacotherapy for Ischemic Stroke Prevention-One Pager

What you will find here: One pager on pharmacotherapy treatment for ischemic strokes of various causes.

  1. Go to http://www.peterloewen.com/made
  2. Select “Pharmacotherapy for Ischemic Stroke Prevention”.

PeterLoewen.com

Walk a mile in someones shoes. Then you’ll have their shoes and be a mile away.


Canadian Stroke Best Practices

What you will find here: Updated recommendations for acute stroke management and a new consensus statement for acute stroke management during pregnancy.

Go to http://www.strokebestpractices.ca

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The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada is a source of information about stroke, heart disease, surgeries and treatments. It also provides heart-healthy recipes, nutrition and physical activity tips to help prevent these diseases.


American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association (ASA)

What you will find here: American Stroke Association guidelines on transient ischemic attacks.

  1. Go to strokeassociation.org/
  2. From the top menu bar select Professionals -> Stroke Journals & Guidelines
  3. In search box, type “ischemic attack, transient”.

American Stroke Association | A Division of the American Heart Association

©2019 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use prohibited. The American Heart Association is a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. *Red Dress ™ DHHS, Go Red ™ AHA ; National Wear Red Day® is a registered trademark.


American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)-Guidelines

What you will find here: American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, reports, and articles on febrile seizures.

  1. Go to http://www.aappublications.org/
  2. In the search box, type “febrile seizures” and select the resource relevant to your needs. Use filter options to further refine search.

AAP Gateway

Terms of Use The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) takes the issue of privacy very seriously. See ourPrivacy Statement for information about how AAP collects, uses, safeguards and discloses the information collected on our Website from visitors and by means of technology.


National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidelines

What you will find here: Guidance, advice, quality standards and information services for health, public health and social care. Also contains resources to help maximise use of evidence and guidance.

  1. Go to www.nice.org.uk
  2. In the search box, type “epilepsy” and choose guideline relevant to your needs.

NICE

Guidance, advice and information services for health, public health and social care professionals.


Canadian Headache Society Guidelines

The Canadian Headache Society is a scientific society of health care professionals dedicated to headache medicine.  CHS was created in 1988.

  1. Go to https://headachesociety.ca/guidelines/
  2. Select guideline/resource relevant to your needs.

Guidelines – CANADIAN HEADACHE SOCIETY

Our group is also participating to the Choosing Wisely Campaign aiming at a more cost-effective medical practice. See our recommendations regarding headache on Choosing Wisely Website


Canadian Guidelines on Parkinson’s Disease

What you will find here:  Canadian Guidelines on Parkinson’s disease.

Go to http://www.parkinsonclinicalguidelines.ca

Welcome | Canadian Guidelines on Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease is complex and each person’s experience is unique, from age of onset to diagnosis and management of symptoms. The Canadian Guidelines on Parkinson’s Disease will provide health care professionals with a detailed understanding of Parkinson’s.


Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Guidelines

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is a community of over 11,000 physicians, scientists and public health experts who specialize in infectious diseases. Our purpose is to improve the health of individuals, communities, and society by promoting excellence in patient care, education, research, public health, and prevention relating to infectious diseases.

  1. Go to http://www.idsociety.org/Index.aspx
  2. Enter search term “BACTERIAL MENINGITIS” in the search bar/filter section of the website.

IDSA Home

Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) is a common finding in many populations, including healthy women and persons with underlying urologic abnormalities. The 2005 guideline from the Infectious Diseases Society of America recommended that ASB should be screened for and treated only in pregnant women or in an individual prior to undergoing invasive urologic procedures.