A short review of game theory for neurosurgeons.

Neurosurgery and medicine in general are increasingly dominated by economic factors and considerations. Physicians themselves have partially adopted economic terminology, although they rarely have a profound knowledge of economics. Today game theory is one of the most important factors driving microeconomics, which is the competition for limited resources within a small group of individuals.

[Global risk score and subclinical coronary atherosclerosis].

In fifty healthy patients without signs of coronary heart disease but elevated global risk score subclinical coronary atherosclerosis could be demonstrated in 45 patients by electron-beam computed tomography (CT). Two patients with hight risk (>20%) and 3 patients with intermediate risk (10-20%) showed a negative CT. Because of subclinical atherosclerosis 29/32 patients with intermediate risk have to be newly classified as high risk.

Neuromuscular adaptation to early post-operative, high-intensity, short resistance training of non-operated lower extremity in elderly patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate the short-term effects of high-intensity, task-specific vs regular rehabilitation programme on neuromuscular activity and functional changes in elderly inpatients.

Design: Single-blind, randomized controlled trial.

Patients: Sixty-two patients, aged 74.

[Anticoagulatin in atrial fibrillation--status of therapy in a network of physicians].

Despite of sound evidence, that oral anticoagulation reduces substantially the incidence of stroke-events in patients with atrial fibrillation and concomitant risk factors, in daily practice only a part of these patients is in fact treated with anticoagulation. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate to which extent existing guidelines for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation are transformed in the "real world" context of a Swiss urban network of primary care providers. The greatest part (88.