Recommendations for the management of patients with carotid stenosis.

These are evidence based guidelines for the management of patients with carotid stenosis, developed and endorsed by Croatian Society of Neurovascular Disorders, Croatian Society of Neurology, Croatian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, Croatian Society for Radiology, Croatian Society of Vascular Surgery and Croatian Society of Neurosurgery. They consist of recommendations for noninvasive screening of patients with carotid stenosis, best medical treatment and interventions such as carotid endarterectomy and stent placement based on international randomized clinical trials.

Epidemiology of primary central nervous system tumors in the Coast and Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, 1977-2000.

Aim And Background: To establish the incidence of primary tumors of the central nervous system (CNS) in the resident population of the Coast and Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, in the period 1977-2000.

Methods: A retrospective descriptive epidemiological study. Tumors were classified according to the World Health Organization's scheme.