Tallaght University Hospital

Association of NOD2 leucine-rich repeat variants with susceptibility to Crohn's disease

Value and Limitations of Existing Scores for the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk

Cardiovascular Risk-Estimation Systems in Primary Prevention

Cardiovascular risk estimation in older persons: SCORE O.P.

SCORE O.P. provides improved accuracy in risk estimation in older people and may reduce excessive use of medication in this vulnerable population.

Re-evaluating the Rose approach: comparative benefits of the population and high-risk preventive strategies

High-risk and population strategies are complementary. These estimates of the benefits of each may be useful to health planners, when combined with their local knowledge. Recent...

Retrospective comparison of the original and revised McDonald criteria in a general neurology practice in Ireland

Background The McDonald criteria were introduced in 2001 as guidelines to facilitate early and accurate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). They were revised in 2005. Although...

Compliance with McDonald criteria and red flag recognition in a general neurology practice in Ireland

Background: The revised McDonald criteria aim to simplify and speed the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). An important principle of the criteria holds there should be no bet...