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Deep WorkEvidence & Dosage

Focused, distraction-free work as a trainable skill.

Evidence at a glance

Total studies
282
With abstract
13
Meta / Systematic / RCT
0
Highly cited
3
Publication years
1972–2026

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Top studies on Deep Work

Ranked by influential-citation count and publication year.

  1. Long-term efficacy and safety of thalamic stimulation for drug-resistant partial epilepsy.

    Neurology2015200 influential citations

    <h4>Objective</h4>To report long-term efficacy and safety results of the SANTE trial investigating deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) for treatment of localization-related epilepsy.<h4>Methods</h4>This…

  2. Long-term treatment with responsive brain stimulation in adults with refractory partial seizures.

    Neurology2015n=230200 influential citations

    <h4>Objective</h4>The long-term efficacy and safety of responsive direct neurostimulation was assessed in adults with medically refractory partial onset seizures.<h4>Methods</h4>All participants were treated with a cranially implanted…

  3. Deep learning for EEG-based sleep stage classification: a review.

    Medical & biological engineering & computing2026D

    Deep learning architectures are now widely applied in sleep electroencephalogram (EEG) analysis. These developments have significantly advanced EEG-based sleep stage classification. This progress offers considerable benefits for sleep…

  4. Update on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 hepatitis B guidance

    Hepatology2018

    This AASLD 2018 Hepatitis B Guidance is intended to complement the AASLD 2016 Practice Guidelines for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B and update the previous hepatitis B virus (HBV) guidelines from 2009. The 2018 updated guidance on…

  5. Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America for the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Adults and Children

    Clinical Infectious Diseases2011

    Evidence-based guidelines for the management of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections were prepared by an Expert Panel of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). The guidelines are intended…

  6. Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation/Sedation, Delirium, Immobility, and Sleep Disruption in Adult Patients in the ICU.

    Critical care medicine2018

    Objective: To update and expand the 2013 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Adult Patients in the ICU. Design: Thirty-two international experts, four methodologists, and four critical…

  7. Personalizing the treatment of women with early breast cancer: highlights of the St Gallen International Expert Consensus on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer 2013.

    Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology2013n=3,700

    The 13th St Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference (2013) Expert Panel reviewed and endorsed substantial new evidence on aspects of the local and regional therapies for early breast cancer, supporting less extensive surgery to the…

  8. Guidelines for Management of Ischaemic Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack 2008

    Cerebrovascular Diseases2008

    This article represents the update of the European Stroke Initiative Recommendations for Stroke Management. These guidelines cover both ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attacks, which are now considered to be a single entity. The…

  9. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

    Intensive Care Medicine2020

    <h4>Background</h4>The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of a rapidly spreading illness, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), affecting thousands of people around the world. Urgent guidance for…

  10. ESGO/ESTRO/ESP guidelines for the management of patients with endometrial carcinoma.

    International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society2021

    A European consensus conference on endometrial carcinoma was held in 2014 to produce multi-disciplinary evidence-based guidelines on selected questions. Given the large body of literature on the management of endometrial carcinoma…

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