Near Infrared Spectroscopy as a Diagnostic Tool for Screening of Intracranial Hematomas; A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Introduction: Evidence supports the clinical applicability of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) in intracranial hematoma detection in prehospital settings. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the diagnostic yield of NIRS for detecting intracranial hematoma in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients.

Methods: A systematic search was performed in July 2024 in Medline, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science databases.

Canadian C-spine Rule versus NEXUS in Screening of Clinically Important Traumatic Cervical Spine Injuries; a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: The Canadian C-spine Rule (CCR) and the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS) are two criteria designed to rule-out clinically important traumatic cervical Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we reviewed the articles comparing the performance of these two models.

Methods: Search was done in Medline, Embase, Scopus and Web of Science until June 2022.

Psychometric evaluation of Persian version of Seizure Severity Questionnaire.

Background And Purpose: Seizure severity has been increasingly gaining attention as a complementary assessment to seizure frequency for the measurement of treatment responses. This study aimed to assess the reliability and external validity and of the Persian version of the Seizure Severity Questionnaire (SSQ).

Methods: The study sample was recruited from 126 patients with epilepsy who attended the neurology outpatient clinic at Imam Khomeini and Roozbeh hospitals, Tehran, Iran.