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Practice Parameter for Guillain Barré Syndrome; Symposium on Dementia
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a clinical diagnosis made with a high degree of accuracy (> 90%) by physicians familiar with the disease. No test is diagnostic for ALS.
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Neuropathic pain, specifically allodynia following peripheral nerve injury, is a poorly understood phenomenon that challenges clinicians and patients. Tsuda and associates report on animal data that may reveal insights into the underlying mechanism of tactile allodynia.
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The management of blood pressure in the acute phase of ischemic stroke is not well understood. In fact, it has been advocated by some that the pharmacologic elevation of blood pressure may augment perfusion to the ischemic penumbra and improve stroke outcome.
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Crowther and associates reported the results of a prospective, randomized, controlled study of the use of 2 intensities of warfarin anticoagulation for prevention of thrombosis in patients with the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome who had previous thrombosis.
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus is an effective procedure that markedly improves quality of life in patients with medication-refractory essential tremor. An initial wave of enthusiasm greeted the approval of DBS, but concerns have been raised about its long-term efficacy and the risks of hardware failure and infection. To address these questions, a consortium of neurologists set out to enroll patients in a longitudinal clinical trial with long-term follow-up.
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Update your knowledge on current issues in reproductive health at the annual Contraceptive Technology conference. The Washington, DC, session is scheduled for Feb. 29-March 3, with the San Francisco session set for March 24-27.
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Searching for male-centered information to boost your facilitys services to men?
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Your next patient is a young woman who has pressed for an appointment Monday morning after her boyfriends condom broke on Sunday night. Your formulary calls for use of progestin-only emergency contraception pills (ECPs). What is your next step?