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Measuring Regional Brain Tissue Sodium Concentrations in MS
Higher tissue sodium concentrations were present in multiple sclerosis patients as compared to healthy controls. In patients, sodium levels within lesions corresponded to lesion volumes and grey matter sodium levels were negatively associated with grey matter volume. -
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP) in children
In children, CIDP is less common than in adults, but has a better long-tern prognosis. -
Exercise and Parkinson's Disease
Exercise is beneficial for frontal lobe based executive functions. Although this study did not show benefit of exercise on mood and quality of life, this could be due to a floor effect of data. -
Neurology Alert - Full June 2010 Issue in PDF
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Pharmacology Watch
Fractures and bisphosphonate therapy, warfarin anticoagulation and influenza vaccine and cotrimoxazole, antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin, FDA Actions. -
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: New Treatment for Acute Migraine with Aura? Stay Tuned
Transcranial magnetic stimulation resulted in improvement in pain-free headache response rates after 2, 24 and 48 hours, as compared to sham stimulation, in patients with acute migraine with aura. -
Emergency Medicine Reports - Full May 24, 2010 Issue in Streaming Audio/Downloadable MP3 Format
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Emergency Medicine Reports - Full May 24, 2010 Issue in PDF
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Clinical Briefs by Louis Kuritzky, MD
The prostate cancer prevention trial did not ignite advocacy among clinicians for chemoprevention of prostate cancer (PCA). -
Eat the Celery Stalk in Your Bloody Mary
The more fruits and vegetables you eat, the lower your overall cancer risk.