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In this epidemiologic analysis of 22,312 individuals living in Norway, a total of 87 reported having developed multiple sclerosis. The risk of developing multiple sclerosis was significantly higher among smokers than among never-smokers.
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In an entirely novel observation, Walz and associates describe a cellular prion protein variant associated with hippocampal sclerosis that seems to be partially predictive of seizure-free outcome in patients undergoing surgery for medically refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.
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What characteristics of a neuropathy make Sjögren syndrome the likely diagnosis?
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Fourteen consecutive patients with sciatica were enrolled in this open-label trial of lamotrigine to determine its efficacy in pain control and its dose response curve.
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Stiell and associates, convinced that the National Emergency X-Radiology Utilization Study Low-Risk Criteria rule leads to unnecessary testing and delayed triage of patients in the ED, developed the Canadian C-Spine Rule to assess alert, stable patients for traumatic cervical spine injury.
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A once-a-day dose of a valacyclovir reduces the rate of transmission of genital herpes (HSV-2) from an infected partner to an uninfected susceptible partner, according to a new study.
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There are considerable anecdotal data suggesting that melatonin may improve sleep. Singer and colleagues carried out a trial of 2 sustained-release doses of melatoninone moderately high dose of 10 mg and one moderately low dose of 2.5 mg.
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