Neurology Alert – April 1, 2013

April 1, 2013

• Neurostimulation and Cognition

  Direct current transcranial stimulation of the human brain holds promise for helping to improve a variety of neurological functions, including learning and memory.

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• CIDP in Childhood — A Clinical Review

  Childhood chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiuculoneuropathy follows a similar course as the adult counterpart and responds well to treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin.

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• Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature

  Environmental and Lifestyle Impact on Stroke Risk

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• Adult Seizures and Social Outcomes of Children with Partial Complex Seizures

  Early and aggressive treatment of seizures, educational and social habilitation, as well as treatment of psychiatric comorbidities is advisable in intellectually normal children with focal epilepsy (partial complex seizures with or without secondary generalization).

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• Medial Thalamic Dysregulation in Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome

  There is a reduced N-acetylaspartate/creatine-phosphocreatine ratio and N-acetylaspartate concentration at the level of the medial thalamus in patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS), suggesting involvement of the limbic system in the pathophysiology of RLS.

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• Pharmacology Watch: Is This the End of the Road for Calcium Supplementation?

  Calcium supplementation in women; type 2 diabetes treatments and pancreatitis risk; treating chronic idiopathic urticaria; rivaroxaban and VTE; and FDA actions.

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

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