Statin Use May Reduce Parkinson’s Risk
A small prospective analysis suggests that statin use appears to modestly reduce the risk of...
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Neurology
Adding Surgery to Medication Benefits Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
When compared with antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy alone, using respective surgery plus AED...
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A New Alzheimer Disease Biomarker?
Visinin-like protein-1 (VILIP-1) and VILIP-1/ Aβ42—potential cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) markers of...
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Improving Parkinson’s Disease & Tremor With DBS
Medications are effective in about 70% of patients with essential tremor and work well for most...
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Spinal Surgery Device Approved
The FDA has granted 510(k) marketing clearance for a sheathed bipolar sealer (Aquamantys SBS 5.0,...
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The 2012 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting
New research was presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 64th annual meeting from...
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Assessing Medical Decision-Making Capacity
Research has shown that many clinicians lack formal training in evaluating medical decision-making...
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DBS for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Chronic subcallosal cingulate deep brain stimulation (DBS) appears to be safe and effective for...
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New Migraine Guidelines Issued
New guidelines released this week by the American Academy of Neurology focus on the preventive...
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New Guidelines for Pediatric ADHD
Contributing author: Mark L. Wolraich, MD. In 2000, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)...
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Call to Action Encourages Screenings for Abuse & Violence
The American Academy of Neurology has issued a position statement calling for clinicians to screen...
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New Guidelines for Diabetic Neuropathy
The prevalence of neuropathy among those with diabetes has been estimated to be as high as 50%....
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Neuropathic Pain in Women With Bladder Pain Syndrome
Neuropathic pain in women with bladder pain syndrome (BPS) appears to be significantly associated...
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Analyzing Testing in Peripheral Neuropathy
Patients diagnosed with peripheral neuropathy appear to undergo a numerous yet highly variable...
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One in 54 Boys Has Autism
World Autism Awareness Day draws attention to an illness that now affects 1 in every 88 children...
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Many Adults Suffer From Mental Illness
One in five Americans aged 18 or older experienced mental illness in the past year, according to a...
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First iPad App for Children With Autism
App developers and education and informatics researchers from the University of Edinburgh have...
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New Autism Definition May Exclude Many
Proposed changes to the definition of autism, currently under review by an expert panel appointed...
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Guidelines for Cerebral Venous Thrombosis
Cerebral venous thrombosis is caused by clots in the dural sinuses and/or cortical veins, and it...
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Autism Spectrum Disorders Diagnoses Vary Widely
Best-estimate clinical diagnoses of pediatric patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)...
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