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MedPage Today Neurology CME News (Earn CME/CE Credit)
Fluoxetine (prozac) temporarily slows ms progression
GRONINGEN, The Netherlands -- The antidepressant drug fluoxetine

Octogenarians and older may benefit from regular mammography
HOUSTON -- For octogenarian women and older, regular screening mammography may translate into earlier breast cancer diagnoses and better disease-specific survival.

Aan: anti-oxidant therapy again fails in parkinson's disease
CHICAGO -- The investigational anti-oxidant mitoquinone

Aan: restless leg syndrome eased with transdermal medication
CHICAGO -- Restless leg syndrome patients may get symptomatic relief from a transdermal patch indicated for Parkinson's disease, according to findings of a randomized trial.

Aan: doubt cast on majority of emergency room tia diagnoses
CHICAGO -- Transient ischemic attacks diagnosed in emergency departments often turn out to be different kinds of neurological episodes, researchers said here.

Aan: glatiramer delays early multiple sclerosis progression
CHICAGO -- Glatiramer acetate

Aan: als linked to formaldehyde exposure
CHICAGO -- Working with formaldehyde may increase the likelihood of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Aan: monoclonal antibodies shine in relapsing-remitting ms but not all to same degree
CHICAGO -- Three monoclonal antibodies in development for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis show promise, but alemtuzumab

Aan: pork worker nerve illness has autoimmune cause
CHICAGO -- An autoimmune reaction stemming from exposure to aerosolized pig brains appears to have caused mysterious neurological symptoms in some two dozen Midwestern pork plant workers, researchers said here.

Dopamine agonist risk-benefit unclear in parkinson's
BIRMINGHAM, England -- Despite some drawbacks with dopamine agonists, they seem better at controlling motor complications of early Parkinson's disease than levodopa, researchers here found in a meta-analysis.

MedScape Neurology News & CME
Tics and Tourette Syndrome: A Clinical Review
Tourette syndrome is more common than previously thought? Can you recognize it?
We Move

A Closer Look at Pressure Ulcers
A new Medicare rule going into effect late in 2008 will make the assessment, staging, and prevention of pressure ulcers more important than ever -- how will this affect you?
Medscape Nurses

Icyou: How Social Media Is the New Resource for Online Health Information
Prerna Mona Khanna, MD, MPH, Medical Editor, Icyou.com, Charleston, South Carolina, describes another promising use of the health Internet.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Cilostazol as Effective as Aspirin in Prevention of Recurrent Stroke
Results of a randomized pilot trial suggest that cilostazol, a PDE3 inhibitor, is as effective as aspirin in preventing recurrent stroke, with significantly lower rates of bleeding.
Medscape Medical News

Awareness of Stroke Warning Symptoms Low in United States
A report shows that in 2005, symptom awareness and recognition of the need to call 9-1-1 were low in the United States, with disparities seen by race/ethnicity, sex, and education level.
Medscape Medical News

New Guidelines From AAN on Botulinum Neurotoxin Issued
Three new guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology review the use of botulinum neurotoxin in spasticity, movement disorders, and autonomic disorders and pain.
Medscape Medical News

WAFACS Published: No CVD Benefit in Longest-Duration Folic-Acid/B-Vitamin Supplementation Study
A study on folic-acid and B-vitamin supplementation demonstrates homocysteine lowering as a useful marker in the prediction of cardiovascular disease but has no effect on cardiovascular outcomes.
Medscape Medical News

Hormone Therapy Linked to Stroke Risk Regardless of Timing of Treatment Initiation
New analysis of data from the Nurses' Health Study shows an increased stroke risk associated with both estrogen alone and estrogen plus progestin, regardless of treatment or timing of initiation.
Medscape Medical News

Autistic Behavior Onset Appears to Coincide With Brain Overgrowth at 12 Months
Changes in behavior and brain circumference appear around 12 months of age in infants later diagnosed with autism, converging research suggests.
Medscape Medical News

What Your Patients Are Reading: Long-Term NSAID Use Protective Against Alzheimer's
Long-term use of NSAIDs (particularly ibuprofen) may ward off dementia, hypertension is responsible for a large percentage of disease burden worldwide, chocolate may lower the risk for preeclampsia, exclusively breast-fed children are smarter than their classmates, and cosmetic filler injections may cause acute renal failure.
Medscape Medical News

 
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