1) Studies examine side effects of treating primary central nervous system lymphoma; 2) Comparing the tests that measure brain atrophy and disease progression in Alzheimer's; 3) Does triptan use in migraines increase the risk of stroke?; 4) Patient Page and study examine interferon treatment in MS
Genes play a strong role in how well our memory works, according to a study of families with more than one person with Alzheimer's disease.
Low-dose clozapine is effective in treating dyskinesias resulting from long-term levodopa therapy in patients with severe Parkinson's disease, according to a study.
1) Two studies examine relationship between Alzheimer's disease and testosterone; 2) Multinational study looks at Pain versus Itch; 3) Fat intake and its relationship to dementia explored in Netherlands study; 4) Surgery options for Parkinson's disease discussed in Patient Page
The Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum provides formal advocacy training and leadership development to neurologists each year. Orla Hardiman, MD, a neurologist with the Irish Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, was selected as the first Palatucci Advocacy Leader of the Year.
Women who take vitamin D supplements through multivitamins are 40 percent less likely to develop multiple sclerosis (MS) than women who do not take supplements, according to a study.
New research finds that deficiencies in the hippocampus play a key role in alcoholism-related Korsakoff's syndrome, a memory disorder. The deficiencies are comparable to those found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study.
1) Atkins diet reduces seizures in some epilepsy patients; 2) Epileptologists highly accurate in identifying seizures in epilepsy patients through clinical descriptions; 3) Down syndrome may shed light into what causes dementia; 4) More evidence that gabapentin effective in treating headache.
People who tend to experience psychological distress are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than people who are less prone to experience distress, according to a study.
A 33-year study of all births by women in Norway with Myasthenia Gravis (MG) confirms that MG is associated with an increased risk for complications during pregnancy, including a threefold higher incidence of preterm rupture of the amniotic membranes, and twice the occurrence of delivery by C-section.
1) RNA gene slicing reveals mutations in McArdle patients; 2) Levodopa addiction in nonparkinsonian patients; 3)"Patient Page" article on Myasthenia Gravis and pregnancy; 4) Advances in Neurology media briefing;5) Public Forum on environmental links to Parkinson's disease and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Eating a diet high in vitamin C may decrease your risk of stroke, particularly if you smoke, according to a study.
High levels of a protein called cytokine in the brains of infants could hold a clue to the cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), according to a study.
Smokers are nearly twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis as people who have never smoked, according to a study.
Lowering blood pressure in the first 24 hours following a stroke can be harmful to recovery, according to a study.
1) Prognosis in nonconvulsive status epilepticus studied; 2) Yet another reason to quit smoking; 3) Other News: Neurologists back Medicare reforms
Action tremor, the condition where goal-directed movements produce shaking in the moving body parts, is more apt to occur in relatives of people with certain types of Parkinson's disease than in the population as a whole, according to a study.
New research finds that veterans of the 1991 Gulf War have developed ALS at approximately twice the rate of the general population. An editorial questions the validity of the results.
Treating Guillain-Barré syndrome early may speed up the recovery time, according to a guideline.
A behavior-based therapy called shaping may help stroke and traumatic brain injury patients to recover more efficiently than other treatments.
Tip Sheet contents: 1) Does memory become worse during menopause? 2) Guillain-Barre' Syndrome in lay terms
Using MRI scans can help make the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) more quickly.
The majority of epilepsy patients who are seizure-free for the first year after surgery will have a favorable long-term outcome.
1) Donepezil found beneficial in treating congitive impairment in vascular dementia patients; 2) Brain volume change predicts AD pathology; 3) Clinical trial of topiramate in ALS shows no benefit; 4) Covering Kids & Families Back-to-School Campaign; 5) Sixty-two Days Until HIPAA TCS Deadline
Fifty-year-old museum specimens of the Guamanian flying fox may shed more light on why Guam's Chamorro people once had an extremely high incidence of ALS-parkinsonism dementia complex.
Excessive gambling could be an unfortunate yet rare side effect in Parkinson's patients who take certain dopamine agonists.
After only three weeks of reading instruction, brain scans in children with dyslexia develop activation patterns that match those of normal readers, according to a new study.
Boys are 28 percent more likely than girls to have a stroke, and black children are more than twice as likely to have a stroke as other ethnic groups, according to a study.
The Spinal Muscular Atrophy Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology Foundation today announced a major research grant to help discover a treatment or cure for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, the leading genetic killer of infants and toddlers.
The Canavan Foundation and the American Academy of Neurology Foundation today announced the sponsorship of a new $100,000 Clinical Research Training Fellowship to support research towards the cause, treatment or cure of Canavan disease.
As the nation gears up for another season of West Nile virus, a new study extends the understanding of the clinical spectrum of West Nile symptoms, and points to extreme muscle weakness or paralysis as a significant cause of complications in affected patients.
Recognizing that 50 percent of adult patients with neurological disorders may have difficulty comprehending information that their physician provides to them, the American Academy of Neurology plans to offer health literacy training for its members.
A rare type of stroke can occur as a result of long airplane flights, according to a study.
1) Patient Page tackles HIV-Associated Dementia; 2) Lyme Disease featured; 3) Researchers identify possible link between insulin and dementia.
People with high levels of iron in their diet are more likely to develop Parkinson's disease, according to a study.
Liability issues have forced neurologists to make hard choices about their practices, according to the results of a Professional Medical Liability Survey recently completed by the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Neurology.
The American Academy of Neurology (ANN) is please to make available copies of its Practice Guidelines on CD-Rom as a resource tool for journalists.
The case of a talented artist whose paintings evolved as her dementia progressed suggests that language skills are not necessary, and may even inhibit, some types of creativity.
Many stroke patients can be treated with clot-busting drugs to reduce their chances of death and disability. But for some patients, the treatment is unsuccessful because the clots reappear soon after treatment.
Neck and spine adjustments by chiropractors and other practitioners can increase the risk of stroke, according to a study.
Public education is needed about the symptoms and risks of mini-stroke, also called transient ischemic attack or TIA, according to the first large study on the topic.
A new study shows that the number of people with epilepsy in rural areas of China and the number who are not adequately treated are even higher than previously estimated.
Researchers have discovered abnormalities in the chromosomes of several patients with sporadic, or non-hereditary, ALS, according to a study.
A new study finds a link between snoring and chronic daily headache. The study examined the snoring habits of people with chronic daily headache and people with occasional headaches.
Sandra Olson, MD, was elected president of the American Academy of Neurology at the AAN 55th Annual Meeting, held March 29 ˆ April 5 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Progress in the understanding of multiple sclerosis, the treatment of epilepsy, the progression of Alzheimer's disease, the prevention of stroke, and even the neuroscience of golf were among the highlights of more than 1,300 scientific studies presented at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
The supplement dehydroepiandrosterone, or DHEA, which has been touted by some as an anti-aging hormone and a treatment for diseases such as cancer, AIDS, diabetes and Alzheimer's disease, showed no effect for Alzheimer's disease patients who took the supplement for six months.
Most people with difficult-to-treat headaches have a biologically determined problem and can be helped by accurate diagnosis or effective treatment, according to an article published in the April 8 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Researchers have recently discovered a progressive neurodegenerative condition -- resulting in tremor, balance problems, and dementia -- which may affect as many as one in 3,000 men. This condition has now been associated with the same gene that causes fragile X syndrome.
Children with cerebral palsy show long-term improvement through treatment with botulinum toxin, according to research presented during the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting in Honolulu, March 29-April 5, 2003.
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