Neurology Alert articles from June 2002

Neurology Alert archives from June 2002

A review of the 54th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. (Special Report).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Editor's Note: A number of important and interesting papers in movement disorders were presented at the 54th meeting of the American Academy of Neurology held in Denver, Colo, from April 13-20, 2002. Interested readers can access the full text...

Hypothermia after Cardiac Arrest: a neurological perspective.(Brief Article)(Abstract)
June 1, 2002... ABSTRACTS & COMMENTARY Sources: N Engl J Med. 2002;346:549-556; Bernard SA, et al. N Engl J Med. 2002;46:557-563. OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST IS A MAJOR cause of morbidity and mortality due to the neurological sequelae of...

New treatments for Vascular Dementia?(Abstract)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ABSTRACTS & COMMENTARY Sources: Erkinjuntti T, et al. Lancet. 2002;359:1283-1290; Pratt R, et al. Second International Congress on Vascular Dementia (ICVD), Salzburg, Austria, Jan. 24-27, 2002. VASCULAR DEMENTIA (VAD) IS THE SECOND...

Chemotherapy in adult High-Grade Glioma.(Abstract)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY Source: Stewart LA. Lancet. 2002;359:1011-1018. THE INFILTRATING NATURE OF HIGH-GRADE GLIOMAS makes complete resection of these tumors virtually impossible. Therefore, standard treatment generally consists of...

Optimal dosing of interferon in MS.(multiple sclerosis)(Abstract)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY Source: Durelli L, et al. Lancet. 2002;359:1453-1460. IN THIS OPEN-LABEL ITALIAN STUDY, 188 PATIENTS with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) at 15 centers were randomly assigned to either interferon (IFN)...

Analgesic options using Antiepileptic medication. (Drug Summary).(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... Source: Burton AW. Internet Journal of Pain, Symptom Control & Palliative Care. 2001;1n2. http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xmlFilePath=journnls/ijpsp/front .xml. IN THE FOLLOWING TABLE, 13 ANTIEPILEPTIC agents that may be considered...

Can a protective interstitial CNS drug prevent or slow the damage of ALS?(amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)(Abstract)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2002... ABSTRACTS & COMMENTARY Sources: Tikka TM, et al. Brain. 2002;125(Pt 4):722-731; Shaw PJ. Brain. 2002;125(Pt 4):693-694. MOTOR NEURON DISEASES (MND) IN THESE 2 ARTIcles are the same as lower motor neurons (LMN) in amyotrophic lateral...