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Updated Immunization Guidelines from the CDC; Do antivirals have a role in the treatment of Bell's palsy? Topiramate is a promising treatment for alcohol dependence; and FDA Actions.
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Deep brain stimulation of the internal globus pallidus at 60 Hz is effective treatment for primary dystonia.
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In a population-based study of the elderly in central Spain, individuals with essential tremor beginning after age 65 had a two-fold increased likelihood of incident dementia when compared with controls without essential tremor.
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Whole genome scans identified two new genetic variations associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) that may provide sites of immune intervention.
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In adults presenting with an acute episode of fulminant demyelination of the central nervous system (CNS), atypical symptoms for multiple sclerosis (MS), gray matter involvement on MRI, and absence of oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can distinguish acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) from MS.
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Emergency physicians and pre-hospital personnel are trained to intervene rapidly in critical situations. In the absence of information to the contrary, a patient's desire to be resuscitated must be assumedespecially when withholding life-sustaining procedures may result in death.
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Benefits of Coronary Prevention: WOSCOPS, Topiramate for Alcohol Dependence, and Job Strain and Recurrent CHD
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Collaborative efforts between faculties of medicine and theater can be effective in teaching clinical empathy.
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Over half of patients with atrial fibrillation are over age 75 years, yet there is concern about the risk of serious hemorrhage in these patients on warfarin. Thus, the results of the Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Treatment of the Aged (BAFTA) study are of interest.