Revista de neurologia
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Revista de neurologia · Apr 2013
[Productivity and impact of Spanish research into multiple sclerosis (1996-2010)].
To quantify by means of bibliometric indicators the scientific productivity of Spanish researchers and institutions that publish on multiple sclerosis in national and international journals during the period 1996-2010, and to determine their impact. ⋯ The number of papers has increased steadily from 1996 to 2010, confirming the consolidation and growth of Spanish research in multiple sclerosis, whose results are published in a Revista de Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis. We emphasize the growing internationalization of the Spanish research on the disease, but it is worrying that a third of the papers has not been cited.
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Revista de neurologia · Apr 2013
[Should a more interventionist approach be taken in A and E departments with atypical febrile seizures? Three years' experience in a tertiary hospital].
Atypical febrile seizures (AFS) have been related with a higher incidence of severe pathologies of the central nervous system (CNS). Recent studies show a reduction in the prevalence of some of these diseases, a fact that could affect their management. AIMS. To determine the prevalence of severe pathologies of the CNS in patients treated for AFS in A and E departments and to detect any differences between these and patients suffering from AFS that is not associated to any severe pathology. ⋯ Given the fact that the prevalence of severe pathology of the CNS in patients with AFS is low, carrying out complementary tests or admission to hospital on a routine basis are not recommended. Certain characteristics of the episode increase the likelihood of AFS being the manifestation of a severe pathology of the CNS (being a first episode, presenting more than one diagnostic criterion for AFS and being a focal seizure or epileptic status), and should therefore be taken into account in the management of the patient.