(Editor's note: This is the second article in a two-part series. In the first article, we discussed the decision of the leaders of the EDs at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene, OR, to begin posting their waiting times on the Internet. In this installment, we examine the process they used to make sure the system was running smoothly before they officially started.)
For the first time in several years, The Joint Commission standards and goals with the lowest compliance rates are not directly related to the delivery of health care.
REM sleep behavior disorder may be an early manifestation of a more generalized neurodegenerative disorder that involves the nigrostriatal system.
Gerstmann Syndrome is associated with lesions of the parietal cortex and subcortical white matter in the region of the angular gyrus. It should be considered one of the "disconnection" syndromes.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
