Neurology Alert articles from January 2006

Neurology Alert archives from January 2006

REM Behavior Disorder: Another Kind of Sleepwalking.
January 1, 2006... REM Behavior Disorder: Another Kind of Sleepwalking Abstract & Commentary By Charles P. Pollak, MD, Professor, Clinical Neurology, Weill College of Medicine. Dr. Pollak is a stockholder for Merck, and is on the speaker's bureau for...

PFO and Cryptogenic Stroke--What Shall We Do?
January 1, 2006... PFO and Cryptogenic Stroke-What Shall We Do? Abstract & Commentary By Matthew E. Fink, MD, Vice Chairman, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill-Cornell Medical College, Chief, Division of Stroke and Critical Care Neurology,...

Not Every Stroke Patient Needs a TEE.
January 1, 2006... Not Every Stroke Patient Needs a TEE Abstract & Commentary By John J. Caronna, MD, Vice-Chairman, Department of Neurology, Cornell University Medical Center, Professor of Clinical Neurology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Caronna...

Lamotrigine for Migraine with Aura.
January 1, 2006... Lamotrigine for Migraine with Aura Abstract & Commentary By Michael Rubin, MD, Professor of Clinical Neurology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Campus. Dr. Rubin is on the speaker's bureau for Athena Diagnostics, and does...

Spinal Surgery and ALS.
January 1, 2006... Spinal Surgery and ALS Abstract & Commentary By Michael Rubin, MD, Professor of Clinical Neurology, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Campus. Dr. Rubin is on the speaker's bureau for Athena Diagnostics, and does research for...

Does Modafinil Improve Daytime Somnolence in Parkinson's Disease?
January 1, 2006... Does Modafinil Improve Daytime Somnolence in Parkinson's Disease? Abstracts & Commentary By Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University. Dr. Henchcliffe is on...

Cannabis-Based Medicine for MS Pain.
January 1, 2006... Cannabis-Based Medicine for MS Pain Abstract & Commentary By Brian R. Apatoff, MD, PhD, Director, Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Care and Research Center, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell...

Fabry Disease: An Underappreciated Cause of Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults.
January 1, 2006... Fabry Disease: An Underappreciated Cause of Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults Abstract & Commentary By Dara G. Jamieson, MD, Associate Professor, Clinical Neurology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Jamieson...

CME Objectives/Questions.
January 1, 2006... CME Objectives The objectives of Neurology Alert are: -To present current scientific data regarding diagnosis and treatment of neurological disease, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease, transient ischemic attack, and coma; -To...