Neurology Alert articles from June 2009

Neurology Alert archives from June 2009

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Tinnitus.
June 1, 2009... Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Tinnitus Abstract & commentary By Douglas Labar, MD, PhD, Director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College;...

Myopathy with Pure Adolase Elevation.
June 1, 2009... Myopathy with Pure Adolase Elevation Abstract & commentary By Michael Rubin, MD, Professor of Clinical Neurology, Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Rubin reports that he receives grant/research support from Pfizer and is on the...

Demyelinating Neuropathies as a Consequence of TNF-a-Blocker Therapy.(anti-tumor necrosis factor)(Report)
June 1, 2009... Demyelinating Neuropathies as a Consequence of TNF-a-Blocker Therapy Abstract & commentary By Norman Latov, MD,PhD, Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, and Director of the Peripheral Neuropathy Center, Weill Medical College of...

Radiosurgery for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -- A Possible Alternative to Temporal Lobectomy.(Clinical report)
June 1, 2009... Radiosurgery for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy -- A Possible Alternative to Temporal Lobectomy Abstract & commentary: By Padmaja Kandula, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Weill...

A Modern View of Parkinson's Disease: Much More than Nigrostriatal Dopamine Deficiency.
June 1, 2009... A Modern View of Parkinson's Disease: Much More than Nigrostriatal Dopamine Deficiency Abstract & commentary By Melissa J. Nirenberg, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr....

Botulinum Toxin Type B in Parkinson's Disease- related Drooling.
June 1, 2009... Botulinum Toxin Type B in Parkinson's Disease- related Drooling Abstract & commentary By Panida Piboolnurak, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Weill Medical College, Cornell University. Dr. Piboolnurak...

CME Objectives/Questions.
June 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;...

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

Pharmacology Watch.
June 1, 2009... Guidance on the Appropriate Use of NSAIDs Pharmacology Watch In this issue: NSAIDs in the elderly; managing GI and CVD risk with NSAIDs; low-dose naltrexone and fibromyalgia; treating glucocorticoid-induced bone loss; FDA Actions. ...