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Hemicrania Continua and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: Signs of Intracranial Hypertension
By Dr. Daniel E Jacome
Submited on: 14 Nov 2011 10:54:49 AM GMT
Published on: 14 Nov 2011 03:03:21 PM GMT
 
Hemicrania Continua and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy
Posted by Dr. William J Maloney on 29 Sep 2012 05:46:21 PM GMT

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The main purpose of this article is to describe the case of a 50 year old dentist with intracranial hypertension


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    Yes


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    Yes. The author provides excellent details.


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    No


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Yes. It would be a great presentation to a group of healthcare professionals.  The symptoms aresuch that a wide array of healthcare prfessionals should be aware of them.


  • Other Comments:

    Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is a common syndrome characterized by chronic headache.  In its classic form it is accompanied by bilateral papilledema.  Hemicrania continua is classified as a primary headache disorder.  There are secondary presentations of hemicrania continua which are infrequent.

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Clinical associate professor

  • How to cite:  Maloney W J.Hemicrania Continua and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy[Review of the article 'Hemicrania Continua and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: Signs of Intracranial Hypertension ' by Jacome D].WebmedCentral 2012;3(9):WMCRW002262
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Hemicrania continua
Posted by Prof. Ravindra Kumar Garg on 22 Jan 2012 03:03:26 AM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    An interesting report

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    No

  • How to cite:  Garg R .Hemicrania continua[Review of the article 'Hemicrania Continua and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: Signs of Intracranial Hypertension ' by Jacome D].WebmedCentral 2012;3(1):WMCRW001411
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Hemicrania Continua
Posted by Dr. Yaroslav Winter on 15 Jan 2012 08:47:53 PM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    Appropriate for publication

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    Yes
  • References:
    Epifanov Y, Back T. Oculosympathetic paratrigeminal paralysis with isolated v2 involvement in carotid artery dissection.Arch Neurol. 2007 Mar;64(3):448-9.
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Neurology

  • How to cite:  Winter Y .Hemicrania Continua[Review of the article 'Hemicrania Continua and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: Signs of Intracranial Hypertension ' by Jacome D].WebmedCentral 2012;3(1):WMCRW001391
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Hemicrania continua and hypoglossal nerve palsy: signs of intracranial hypertension
Posted by Prof. Uner Tan on 09 Jan 2012 12:29:52 PM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    Excellent article...

  • Competing interests:
    No
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Neurology

  • How to cite:  Tan U .Hemicrania continua and hypoglossal nerve palsy: signs of intracranial hypertension[Review of the article 'Hemicrania Continua and Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy: Signs of Intracranial Hypertension ' by Jacome D].WebmedCentral 2012;3(1):WMCRW001355
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