AAN: American Academy of Neurology
American Academy of Neurology (AAN): Annual Meeting
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Stereotactic laser ablation found feasible for hypothalamic hamartoma
Major finding: After 20 patients with hypothalamic hamartoma underwent MR-guided stereotactic laser ablation, all but 4 were seizure free.Data...
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FDG-PET strongest independent predictor of Alzheimer's dementia in MCI
Major finding: In predicting short-term incident dementia in mild cognitive impairment, positivity to FDG-PET had the highest positive likelihood...
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Early surgical menopause linked to cognitive decline
Major finding: Among women who had undergone surgical menopause, early age at menopause was associated with a faster decline in global cognition (...
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Reports indicate dalfampridine may worsen trigeminal neuralgia
Major finding: There have been five reports of trigeminal neuralgia getting worse within 1 month of starting dalfampridine, and one report of new-...
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Low weight may contribute to risk for natalizumab-induced PML
Major finding: Patients who weighed no more than 70 kg had mean plasma concentrations of about 45 mcg/mL; those who were over 150 kg had...
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Survey shows mixed AED safety knowledge among neurologists
Major finding: About 80% of neurologists knew about four recent FDA safety alerts regarding the use of antiepileptic medications, but their...
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Novel exercise program may help dementia patients
Major finding: After 18 weeks, participants in the PLIÉ intervention exercise group had a decline of 4.6 points on the Alzheimer’s Disease...
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Parkinson's medication aids did not improve adherence
Major finding: Of the 77 patients who used an adherence aid, 52 (68%) did not meet adherence criteria.Data source: A study of 104 adults who had...
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Early behaviors may signal progression to Alzheimer's
Major finding: In a study of people at 50% risk for developing familial Alzheimer’s disease (FAD), gene mutation carriers with a Clinical Dementia...
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'Liberation therapy' may make MS worse
Major finding: A total of 19 new contrast-enhancing MRI lesions were observed in 9 "liberation therapy" MS patients within 6 months of treatment,...
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Second-line indication for daclizumab seems likely
Major finding: After 2 years of treatment with daclizumab, 88% of relapsing-remitting MS patients were free of progression.Data source: Randomized...
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Vascular injury common in mild TBI
Major finding: In a subset of patients with MRI evidence of hemorrhage in the brain following head injury, more advanced MRI imaging demonstrated...
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Polyneuropathy burden estimated in first population-based study
Major finding: The prevalence of polyneuropathy in the general population is estimated to be 2.1%.
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Reducing glatiramer acetate dosing frequency seems reasonable
Major finding: After a year, 40 mg of glatiramer acetate three times a week reduced the annualized MS relapse rate by 34.4% versus placebo (P less...