Neurology Alert – January 1, 2013

January 1, 2013

• Steroids for Bacterial Meningitis: Long-term Follow-up

  Use of dexamethasone in community-acquired bacterial meningitis is associated with long-term survival in treated patients.

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• Nystagmus in Superior Cerebellar Artery Infarcts — A Paradigm Shift

  Video-oculography reveals spontaneous or gaze-evoked nystagmus in more than a quarter of patients with isolated superior cerebellar infarction.

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• Cholinergic Dysfunction and Gait Disturbance in Parkinson’s Disease

  Cholinergic system dysfunction, as measured by short latency afferent inhibition, might contribute to gait abnormality in early stages of Parkinsons disease.

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• Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature

  Treatment and Outcome after Acute Cervical Artery Occlusion with Stroke; Continuous Transcranial Doppler Insonation Can Determine Recanalization Following Acute Ischemic Stroke; Antithrombotic Therapy Appears to be Safe for Patients with Cerebral Cavernous Malformations

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• A Potential New Therapeutic Target for Migraine?

  A novel target for suppression of cortical spreading depression shows promise in rodent models and in patients with medically refractory migraine with aura.

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• Cardiac Implanted Devices and Repetitive Nerve Stimulation

  Repetitive nerve stimulation studies appear to be safe in patients with modern implantable pacemakers and defibrillators.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Zolpidem and Risk of Falls in Hospitalized Patients

  Zolpidem and risk of falls; AVR and anticoagulation; statins in cancer patients; and FDA actions.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

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