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Nervous system diseases

Research

Improving acute stroke care in regional hospitals: clinical evaluation of the Victorian Stroke Telemedicine program

Chris F Bladin, Joosup Kim, Kathleen L Bagot, Michelle Vu, Natasha Moloczij, Sonia Denisenko, Chris Price, Nancy Pompeani, Lauren Arthurson, Casey Hair, Justin Rabl, Mick O'Shea, Patrick Groot, Leslie Bolitho, Bruce CV Campbell, Helen M Dewey, Geoffrey A Donnan and Dominique A Cadilhac

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (8): 371-377 Free

Research

Optimising epilepsy management with a smartphone application: a randomised controlled trial

Yang Si, Xiaoqiang Xiao, Cai Xia, Jiang Guo, Qiukui Hao, Qianning Mo, Yulong Niu and Hongbin Sun

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (6): 258-262 Free

Letters

Expanding the availability of medications for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Australia

Colin J Mahoney and Matthew C Kiernan

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (4): 189-189.e1

Research

The dispensing of psychotropic medicines to older people before and after they enter residential aged care

Stephanie L Harrison, Janet K Sluggett, Catherine Lang, Craig Whitehead, Maria Crotty, Megan Corlis, Steven L Wesselingh and Maria C Inacio

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (7): 309-313 Free

Research

Differences in stroke risk and cardiovascular mortality for Aboriginal and other Australian patients with atrial fibrillation

Lee Nedkoff, Erin A Kelty, Joseph Hung, Sandra C Thompson and Judith M Katzenellenbogen

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 215-221 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Use of botulinum toxin to heal atypical pressure ulcers in the palm

Anupam Datta Gupta and David H Wilson

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (2): 65-66.e1

Perspectives

Addressing inequity in acute stroke care requires attention to each component of regional workflow

Tayler Watson, Jeigh Tiu and Ben Clissold

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (1): 8-10.e1

Narrative reviews

Migraine: a brain state amenable to therapy

Michael Eller and Peter J Goadsby

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (1): 32-39

Letters

Advances in stroke medicine

Suk Cheng and Toby Richards

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (1): 46-46.e1

Letters

Advances in stroke medicine

Bruce CV Campbell

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (1): 46-46.e1

Letters

Vitamin B12 supplementation futile for preventing demyelination in ongoing nitrous oxide misuse

Christopher Blair, Chris Tremonti, Leon Edwards, Paul S Haber and G Michael Halmagyi

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (9): 428-428.e1

Perspectives

Including ethnic and cultural diversity in dementia research

Lee‐Fay Low, Annica L Barcenilla‐Wong and Bianca Brijnath

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (8): 345-346.e1

Perspectives / Aged care series

Improving the delivery of primary care for older people

C Dimity Pond and Catherine Regan

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (2): 60-62.e1 Free

Perspectives

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme restrictions on anti‐epileptic drug prescribing promote unsafe and outdated practice

Christian A Gericke and Terence J O'Brien

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (2): 55-57.e1

Narrative reviews

Updates and advances in the treatment of Parkinson disease

Michael W Hayes, Victor SC Fung, Thomas E Kimber and John D O'Sullivan

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 277-283

Editorial

The power of networks

Peter J Hand

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (8): 352-353

Narrative reviews

Advances in stroke medicine

Bruce CV Campbell

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (8): 367-374

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Reversal of dabigatran with idarucizumab in hyperacute stroke: a new paradigm?

Amy Ting, Abhay R Venkat, Yash Gawarikar and Ronak Patel

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (7): 302-303.e1

Narrative review

Family planning, antenatal and post partum care in multiple sclerosis: a review and update

Anneke Van Der Walt, Ai‐Lan Nguyen and Vilija Jokubaitis

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (5): 230-236

Medical education / Snapshot

An unexpected broken odontoid screw

Tsung‐Han Ho and Yaw‐Don Hsu

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (5): 209

Letters

Hunting for a cause of painful diplopia

Benjamin Nham

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (5): 237

Guideline summary

Deprescribing cholinesterase inhibitors and memantine in dementia: guideline summary

Emily Reeve, Barbara Farrell, Wade Thompson, Nathan Herrmann, Ingrid Sketris, Parker J Magin, Lynn Chenoweth, Mary Gorman, Lyntara Quirke, Graeme Bethune and Sarah N Hilmer

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (4): 174-179

Narrative reviews

Current thinking in the health care management of children with cerebral palsy

David Graham, Simon P Paget and Neil Wimalasundera

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (3): 129-135

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Methanol toxicity: a case of blindness treated with adjunctive steroids

Tanya Kowalski, Jitin Verma, Shaun L Greene and Jeremy Curtin

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (1): 14-15

Research

Access to rehabilitation for patients with stroke in Australia

Elizabeth A Lynch, Shylie Mackintosh, Julie A Luker and Susan L Hillier

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (1): 21-26 Free