Poor sleep quality may predict future Alzheimers disease and may play a pathogenic role in its etiology.
This randomized, controlled trial compared outcomes in patients with Parkinsons disease who received follow-up neurologic care from home via a web-based teleconferencing system vs in-person visits in a neurology clinic. Results support the potential use of telemedicine in the treatment of Parkinsons disease.
Subcutaneous immunoglobulin appears to be an effective treatment alternative to intravenous immunoglobulin for patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy.
In this newly described myasthenia syndrome, an autoantibody against a novel receptor protein is described and clinical features elucidated.
Location-specific functional MRI activity can distinguish between increasing intensity of thermal pain and can discriminate thermal pain from the pain of romantic rejection.
NSAIDs and cardiovascular risk; new antithrombotic guidelines; warfarin during surgery; Pfizer selling Viagra online; azithromycin and cardiovascular risk; and FDA actions.
Significant Heritable Component to Risk and Size of Intracerebral Hematoma; Spontaneous Dissections of the Vertebral Arteries and the Carotid Arteries have Different Clinical Presentations and Outcomes
Pediatric burns, with all of their challenging aspects, are a common injury faced by emergency medicine physicians. Burn injuries are painful for the patient, distressing to the parent, and often raise some difficult questions for the physician in regard to recognition and assessment of non-accidental trauma and the clinical dilemma of disposition. The authors review the current standard for recognition, evaluation, and management of pediatric burn injuries.
