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Court rules workers’ comp not voided by drug use
A recent ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals may mean that workers hurt on the job who test positive for illegal substances cant be denied workers compensation benefits in that state. An attorney familiar with the case says other states may or may not face similar challenges. -
Full September 2004 Issue in PDF
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A New Treatment for Vestibular Neuritis
Methylprednisolone significantly improves the recovery of peripheral vestibular function in patients with vestibular neuritis, whereas valacyclovir does not. -
Steroids for Neuromuscular Disease: What’s Proven, What’s Not?
Absence of evidence-based medicine is both humbling, as well as a reminder of how substantial a role the art and oral tradition of medicine plays in the care of neurologic patients. -
Pregnancy and Multiple Sclerosis: Predictors of Postpartum-Relapse
These studies provide additional data about the higher risk of relapse, and the greater potential for progression of disability following childbirth. -
Melatonin is Effective for Sleep Disorders in Young People with Developmental Delays, but has Variable Effects on Seizures
It seems prudent to strongly consider use of melatonin in our cognitively delayed patients with disordered sleep, but to monitor those with epilepsy very closely for exacerbation, and withdraw the drug. -
Highlights of the 9th ICADRD Meeting
The hundreds of presentations at this meeting provided encouraging evidence that existing Alzheimers therapies may have greater benefits than first realized, and that a new generation of potential disease-modifying therapies for AD may be on the way. -
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Full August 2004 issue in PDF