Neurology Alert articles from January 2009

Neurology Alert archives from January 2009

PBT2 for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease.
January 1, 2009... PBT2 for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease Abstract & Commentary By Norman R. Relkin, MD, PhD, Director, Memory Disorders Program, and Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Relkin reports...

Gingko for Preventing Alzheimer's? Forget It.
January 1, 2009... Gingko for Preventing Alzheimer's? Forget It Abstract & Commentary By Norman R. Relkin, MD, PhD, Director, Memory Disorders Program; Associate Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Relkin reports that he...

A New Monoclonal Antibody in the Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis: Alemtuzumab.
January 1, 2009... A New Monoclonal Antibody in the Fight Against Multiple Sclerosis: Alemtuzumab Abstract & Commentary By Nancy Nealon, MD, Assistant Professor, General Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College; Judith Jaffe Multiple Sclerosis Center,...

IV Immunoglobulin in MS Patients with Corticosteroid Refractory Optic Neuritis.
January 1, 2009... IV Immunoglobulin in MS Patients with Corticosteroid Refractory Optic Neuritis Abstract & Commentary By Erik J. Kobylarz, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University....

Can Denture Cream Cause Neurological Disorders?(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Can Denture Cream Cause Neurological Disorders? Abstract & Commentary By Joseph E. Safdieh, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Weill Medical College, Cornell University. Dr. Safdieh reported that he received grant/research support...

Amyloidosis and Neuropathy.
January 1, 2009... Amyloidosis and Neuropathy Abstract & Commentary By Michael Rubin, MD, FRCP(C), Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY. Dr. Rubin reports that he receives grant/research support from Pfizer and...

CME Objectives/Questions.
January 1, 2009... CME Objectives The objectives of Neurology Alert are: • To present the current scientific data regarding diagnosis and treatment of neurological disease, including stroke, Alzheimer's disease, transient ischemic attack, and coma;...

Pharmacology Watch.
January 1, 2009... JUPITER: C-reactive Protein a Marker for CV Events? Pharmacology Watch In this issue: The JUPITER trial causes a stir; ACP practice guideline for antidepressant use; testosterone for low libido; continued shortage of Hib vaccine; FDA...

Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement.
January 1, 2009... Click here for the January 2009 Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement SOURCE-Neurology Alert