Neurology Alert – September 1, 2009
September 1, 2009
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'Doctor: Why Can't You Just Cut Out My Headache?'
Surgery may offer pain relief for selected patients with specific headache types, such as migraines with trigger sites and Chiari I malformation related headaches. -
Piriformis Syndrome: A Review
Healthy skepticism is warranted before making or accepting a diagnosis of piriformis syndrome. -
Save Your Time! Intelligently Streamlining the Neurological Exam
Tinel's test, flexion compression, and ulnar nerve palpation in patients with ulnar neuropathy must be interpreted with caution, but omitting them and saving time doesn't appear to impact diagnostically. -
Sleep: Is It Overrated?
For patients with chronic insomnia, sleeping pills in combination with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) resulted in improved sleep satisfaction during acute therapy, but long-term treatment was enhanced by stopping the medication and continuing only CBT. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
Tamoxifen and CYP2D6 inhibitors, FDA Actions, and FDA Warnings.