Literature Commentary

In this issue of Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, M. Tariq Bhatti, MD and Mark L. Moster, MD will discuss the following 6 articles: Nazarian S, Hansford R, Rahsepar AA, Weltin V, McVeigh D, Gucuk Ipek E, Kwan A, Berger RD, Calkins H, Lardo AC, Kraut MA, Kamel IR, Zimmerman SL, Halperin HR. Safety of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cardiac devices. N Engl J Med. 2017;377:2555–2564.Martin DR, Kalb B, Mittal A, Salman K, Vedantham S, Mittal PK. No incidence of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis after gadobenate dimeglumine administration in patients undergoing dialysis or those with severe chronic kidney disease. Radiology. 2018;286:113–119.Howard JF Jr, Utsugisawa K, Benatar M, Murai H, Barohn RJ, Illa I, Jacob S, Vissing J, Burns TM, Kissel JT, Muppidi S, Nowak RJ, O'Brien F, Wang JJ, Mantegazza R; REGAIN Study Group. Safety and efficacy of eculizumab in anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (REGAIN): a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. Lancet Neurol. 2017;16:976–986. Erratum in: Lancet Neurol. 2017;16:954.Dosunmu EO, Hatt SR, Leske DA, Hodge DO, Holmes JM. Incidence and etiology of presumed fourth cranial nerve palsy: a population-based study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018;185:110–114.Eade EL, Hardy TG, McKelvie PA, McNab AA. Review of extraocular muscle biopsies and utility of biopsy in extraocular muscle enlargement. Br J Ophthalmol. 2018 Jan 19 (epub ahead of print).Nath S, Badhiwala JH, Alhazzani W, et al. Atraumatic versus traumatic lumbar puncture needles: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet. 2018;391:1197–1204. © 2018 by North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society

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