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Pharmacology Watch
Statins and liver function; dosing timing for thyroxine; rivaroxaban for VTE, DVT, and stroke; echinacea and the common cold; and FDA actions. -
Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature
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A Hereditary, Childhood Form of Parkinsonism
Dopamine transporter deficiency (DAT) is a rare inherited disorder that causes a Parkinsonian syndrome in infants and young children. -
Gait Ataxia in Essential Tremor Modulated by Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation
Thalamic deep brain stimulation improves ataxia in subjects with essential tremor at therapeutic stimulation parameters, and worsens ataxia at supra-therapeutic parameters. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Brain Biopsies in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and the Subsequent Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Many patients who are shunted for normal pressure hydrocephalus have Alzheimer's pathology, and many go on to develop Alzheimer's disease. -
Primary Small-vessel Central Nervous System Vasculitis in Children
Brain biopsy is necessary to make the diagnosis of small-vessel primary angiitis of the central nervous system in children, prior to treatment with steroids and immunosuppressant medications. -
Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature
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Excessive Sleepiness and Narcolepsy: Clues from Genetics and Polysomnography
The accurate diagnosis of narcolepsy requires detailed history as well as physiological and genetic testing. -
Cyclosporine A for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Unfortunately, cyclosporine treatment had no effect on muscle power in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.