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Congenital myasthenic syndromes (CMS) are present at birth.
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This is an elegant study, which examined whether sinovenous obstruction may play a role in idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH).
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The Women's Health Initiatives (WHI) was halted 1 year ago, but fallout from this landmark study continues. The study was designed to identify the risks or benefits of estrogen plus progesterone vs placebo in healthy postmenopausal women.
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Filippi and colleagues performed conventional brain MRIs and whole-brain N-acetylaspartate (WBNAA) measurements with proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in 31 patients presenting with clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis (MS).
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In this original study, 500 consecutive pediatric referrals for neurologic consultation were assessed to determine what influence, if any, was played by the history, neurologic examination, and investigations, with respect to final diagnosis and patient management.
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Intracranial balloon angioplasty and stent placement now are available to patients suffering from intracranial stenosis that involves the vertebrobasilar arteries (VBA). At present, however, no consensus exists regarding the role of endovascular procedures vs best medical management.
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Two recent reports strongly suggest that Elans AN-1792 Alzheimers vaccine, which was withdrawn from clinical trials after several Alzheimers disease (AD) patients developed severe brain inflammation, did in fact succeed in altering the course of AD in some cases.
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Influenza Vaccination and Reduction in Hospitalizations; Screening Men for Prostate and Colorectal Cancer; Weight Loss in CHF and Treatment with ACE-I