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New research is being presented at the 65th American Academy of Neurology 2013 Annual Meeting from March 16-23 in San Diego.
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February 19, 2013
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Cerebral venous thrombosis is caused by clots in the dural sinuses and/or cortical veins, and it accounts for 0.5% to 1.0% of all strokes. It disproportionally affects women who are pregnant or taking oral contraceptives and in people aged 45 and younger.…
May 31, 2012
Richard Smith, a former editor of the British Medical Journal, wrote a thoughtful essay offering guidance for new medical students. (Full text here.) Although it was published in 2003, someone just brought it to my attention via Twitter.
Dr. Smith lists many pearls of wisdom in a scholarly and lightly humorous way.…
April 30, 2012
New guidelines released this week by the American Academy of Neurology focus on the preventive treatment of migraine headache. In a new study published in Neurology, the author panel addresses the million-dollar question: What drugs are effective in preventing migraines?
Among the recommendations for prescription pharmacologic agents:
Most antiepileptic drugs (divalproex sodium, topiramate, sodium valproate), certain beta-blockers (metoprolol, propranolol, timolol), and one triptan (frovatriptan) are effective and should be offered to patients.…
January 30, 2012
App developers and education and informatics researchers from the University of Edinburgh have collaborated on a new iPad game called FindMe — the first-ever attempt to fuse autism research with iPad gaming. The app could help improve social skills in autistic children as young as 18 months.…
June 3, 2013
A Cleveland Clinic study suggests that early resection using frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) surgery may improve seizure outcomes. Age younger than 18 and epilepsy duration of less than 5 years were both associated with better seizure-related outcomes. Left-sided resections and acute postoperative seizures predicted a poorer prognosis.…
December 20, 2012
The risk of hospitalization and re-hospitalization for several Parkinson’s disease-related illnesses appears to be lower among patients who receive regular neurologist care when compared with those who do not. In a study, researchers noted that their findings may reflect an improved ability of neurologists to prevent, recognize, or treat Parkinson’s disease complications.…
December 6, 2012
American researchers suggest that women who have had physician-diagnosed restless legs syndrome (RLS) for at least 3 years have higher risks of coronary heart disease (CHD). When compared with women without RLS, those with RLS for more than 3 years had a hazard ratio of 1.72 for developing CHD.…
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