Neurology and neurosurgery

Several recent developments in the basic and applied sciences have been incorporated into neurological and neurosurgical practice.

Correspondence: gjhankey@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

1. Gasser T, Dichgans M, Finsterer J, et al. EFNS task force on molecular diagnosis of neurologic disorders. Guidelines for the molecular diagnosis of inherited neurologic disorders. Second of two parts. Eur J Neurol 2001; 8: 407-424.
2. Horoyd KA, O'Donnell FJ, Stensland M, et al. Management of chronic tension-type headache with tricyclic antidepressant medication, stress management therapy, and their combination. A randomised controlled trial. JAMA 2001; 285: 2208-2215.
3. PROGRESS Collaborative Group. Randomised trial of a perindopril-based blood-pressure-lowering regimen among 6105 individuals with previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack. Lancet 2001; 358: 1033-1041.
4. CAVATAS investigators. Endovascular versus surgical treatment in patients with carotid stenosis in the Carotid and Vertebral Artery Transluminal Angioplasty Study (CAVATAS): a randomised trial. Lancet 2001; 357: 1729-1737.
5. Wiebe S, Blume WT, Girvin JP, Eliasziw M, for the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Surgery for Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Study Group. A randomized, controlled trial of surgery for temporal-lobe epilepsy. N Engl J Med 2001; 345: 311-318.

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