Neurology/Neurosurgery General
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Cortical Lesions are an Important Component of Multiple Sclerosis
In a carefully studied group of patients who underwent brain biopsies for atypical presentations of multiple sclerosis, cortical demyelination or cortical inflammatory lesions were demonstrated in about half. -
Solvents and the Risk of Parkinson's Disease
Exposure to specific solvents, and trichloroethylene in particular, is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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A New Look at an Old Medication for Migraine Headaches Is It Worth It?
Dihydroergotamine, in a longer 5-day intravenous protocol for refractory primary headache appears to be efficacious, but this older medication needs to be compared directly to newer migraine treatments. -
Pharmacology Watch
New indication for rivaroxaban; new study on warfarin testing; medications causing adverse drug events; niacin as an add-on therapy; and FDA actions. -
CME Objectives\Questions
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Brain Involvement in Neuromyelitis Optica An Evolving Concept
Based on a retrospective study of 34 patients, the authors report that clinical manifestations of brain involvement are not uncommon in the neuromyelitis optica spectrum of disorders. -
Spreading Depolarisations After TBI: A Clinical Context
Spreading depolarisations following severe traumatic brain injury are associated with a poor outcome. They serve to cause secondary injury and energy imbalance. This mechanism might provide a target for therapeutic intervention. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care
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Predicting Outcome after Epidural Steroid Injection
Response to treatment of unilateral lumbar radiculopathy can be predicted by an abnormal needle EMG in the appropriate root distribution.