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The NINDS-Canadian stroke network vascular cognitive impairment neuropsychology protocols in Chinese
Conclusions The Chinese NINDS-CSN VCI protocols are valid and reliable for cognitive assessment in Chinese patients with mild stroke.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - April 8, 2013 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Wong, A., Xiong, Y.-y., Wang, D., Lin, S., Chu, W. W. C., Kwan, P. W. K., Nyenhuis, D., Black, S. E., Wong, K. S. L., Mok, V. Tags: Dementia, Stroke, Memory disorders (psychiatry) Cognition Source Type: research

Setting up an undergraduate neurology teaching day: 7 steps
The University of Bristol medicine course has one of the shortest neurology placements nationally, just one week. This is despite stroke being the 2nd most common cause of death and neurological illness accounting for 20% of acute medical admissions. Neurology training is set to be reduced even further by GMC regulations limiting clinical placements to the first four years with the final year as a "student assistantship". In response to this we setup an independent, neurology teaching day held annually for 90 students. This is currently in its 2nd year, oversubscribed and free to attend. The overarching aim was to eradicat...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - November 14, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Sharma, K. Tags: Stroke ABN Annual Meeting, 17-19 May 2016, The Brighton Centre, Brighton Source Type: research