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The U. S. Surgeon General has advised women not to drink if they become pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are at risk of becoming pregnant. Innocent children suffer the consequences of physical, mental, and behavioral manifestations that can extend into adulthood. Since fetal alcohol syndrome is 100% preventable, the primary care physician needs to be vigilant and diligent in the education of female adolescents and women of childbearing age.
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Statin and niacin increase HDL-C, omeprazole reduces effectiveness of clopidogrel, darbe-poetin increases risk of stroke, statins decrease risk of gallstone disease, FDA Actions.
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Statin and niacin increase HDL-C, omeprazole reduces effectiveness of clopidogrel, darbe-poetin increases risk of stroke, statins decrease risk of gallstone disease, FDA Actions.
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Stroke is one of the topics most requested by Neurology Alert readers. With this issue, we begin a new feature that gives you a concise review of the most recent literature on stroke.
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MRI analysis of a subset of infants from the Total Body Hypothermia for Neonatal Encephalopathy (TOBY) trial showed that total body hypothermia decreases brain tissue injury in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE).
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Acute-onset CIDP is difficult to diagnose and distinguish from GBS. It should be suspected when there are prominent sensory signs at onset of the illness.
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Detection of Bereitschaftspotential (BP) via EEG-EMG back averaging is helpful in differentiating psychogenic myoclonus from organic myoclonus. But, technical limitations of this technique and its availability have limited its utilization in clinical practice.