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NEW ORLEANS – The American Stroke Association is developing a host of new guidelines and statements, including a consensus statement on the definition of stroke and a scientific review of new anticoagulants. The first new guideline – on the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) –... »
Extremes of SGA, LGA Linked With Autism Risk
DALLAS – The risk of autism is significantly increased in both very small and very large for gestational age infants, compared with average for gestational age infants, according to findings from a large retrospective population-based cohort study. The findings, which indicate that the risk for... »
Air Pollution May Hurt Cognition, Increase Strokes
Levels of air pollution that fall within the amounts deemed safe in current U.S. standards for air quality were associated with a significant increase the risk for acute ischemic stroke after short-term exposure and accelerated cognitive decline after long-term exposure in two separate... »
Conferences
Most Febrile Seizures Don't Lead to Epilepsy
BALTIMORE – The risk for children with febrile seizures to develop epilepsy decreased with time in an analysis of the prospective U.K. National General Practice Study of Epilepsy. Short-term studies have shown that 1%-3% of... »
Despite Potential Gains, Patients Balk at Epilepsy Surgery
BALTIMORE – Despite the very real chance of living a seizure-free life, many epilepsy patients with an excellent surgical prognosis continue to walk away from the procedures. Researchers at the annual meeting of the... »
Early Behavior After Head Trauma Predicts Postconcussional Syndrome
PARIS – Patients with mild traumatic brain injury who reported all or nothing behavior were significantly more likely to have postconcussional syndrome 3 months later, data from a prospective study of 107 adults have shown.... »
BALTIMORE – The risk for children with febrile seizures to develop epilepsy decreased with time in an analysis of the prospective U.K. National General Practice Study of Epilepsy. Short-term studies have shown that 1%-3% of... »
Despite Potential Gains, Patients Balk at Epilepsy Surgery
BALTIMORE – Despite the very real chance of living a seizure-free life, many epilepsy patients with an excellent surgical prognosis continue to walk away from the procedures. Researchers at the annual meeting of the... »
Early Behavior After Head Trauma Predicts Postconcussional Syndrome
PARIS – Patients with mild traumatic brain injury who reported all or nothing behavior were significantly more likely to have postconcussional syndrome 3 months later, data from a prospective study of 107 adults have shown.... »
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Stroke Association Reviewing Stroke Definition, New Anticoagulants
NEW ORLEANS – The American Stroke Association is developing a host of new guidelines and statements, including a consensus statement on the definition of stroke and a scientific review of new anticoagulants. The first new... »
Filgrastim Fails to Improve Ischemic Stroke Outcomes
NEW ORLEANS –A granulocyte colony-stimulating drug did not protect brain tissue or improve functional outcomes after ischemic stroke. Researchers had high hopes for filgrastim, which is approved in Europe for... »
Extremes of SGA, LGA Linked With Autism Risk
DALLAS – The risk of autism is significantly increased in both very small and very large for gestational age infants, compared with average for gestational age infants, according to findings from a large retrospective... »
NEW ORLEANS – The American Stroke Association is developing a host of new guidelines and statements, including a consensus statement on the definition of stroke and a scientific review of new anticoagulants. The first new... »
Filgrastim Fails to Improve Ischemic Stroke Outcomes
NEW ORLEANS –A granulocyte colony-stimulating drug did not protect brain tissue or improve functional outcomes after ischemic stroke. Researchers had high hopes for filgrastim, which is approved in Europe for... »
Extremes of SGA, LGA Linked With Autism Risk
DALLAS – The risk of autism is significantly increased in both very small and very large for gestational age infants, compared with average for gestational age infants, according to findings from a large retrospective... »
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Progesterone Quells Some Intractable Catamenial Seizures
BALTIMORE – Cyclical natural progesterone appears to reduce the frequency of catamenial seizures in some women, a placebo-controlled study has found. Women with a large number of perimenstrually exacerbated seizures who... »
Gamma Knife Surgery Cuts Seizures in Tumor Patients
BALTIMORE – Gamma Knife surgery significantly reduced the number of seizures in a subset of patients with rare congenital tumors, based on data from a prospective trial of 64 patients presented at the annual meeting of the... »
Botox Improves Migraine Regardless of Medication History
BERLIN – People never treated for their chronic migraines and those who failed a previous first-line medication reported similar reductions in frequency of headache days after treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA in a post hoc... »
BALTIMORE – Cyclical natural progesterone appears to reduce the frequency of catamenial seizures in some women, a placebo-controlled study has found. Women with a large number of perimenstrually exacerbated seizures who... »
Gamma Knife Surgery Cuts Seizures in Tumor Patients
BALTIMORE – Gamma Knife surgery significantly reduced the number of seizures in a subset of patients with rare congenital tumors, based on data from a prospective trial of 64 patients presented at the annual meeting of the... »
Botox Improves Migraine Regardless of Medication History
BERLIN – People never treated for their chronic migraines and those who failed a previous first-line medication reported similar reductions in frequency of headache days after treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA in a post hoc... »
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Study Suggests New Potential Alzheimer’s Treatment Strategy
A pharmacotherapeutic approach that harnesses the amyloid-beta clearing effects of the apolipoprotein E gene while also activating microglia to clear amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease... »
Examining Creativity Through the Lens of Morality
If a person suffers from a fatal illness for which there is inadequate treatment, what degree of risk would be considered ethically acceptable in a clinical trial? This is a question faced by physicians, scientists,... »
Editorial: Autism and Prenatal SSRI Exposure - Examining the Link
Every few months, it seems as if still another study appears in the literature linking fetal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) with an adverse outcome, such as increased risk for a particular... »
A pharmacotherapeutic approach that harnesses the amyloid-beta clearing effects of the apolipoprotein E gene while also activating microglia to clear amyloid plaques from the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease... »
Examining Creativity Through the Lens of Morality
If a person suffers from a fatal illness for which there is inadequate treatment, what degree of risk would be considered ethically acceptable in a clinical trial? This is a question faced by physicians, scientists,... »
Editorial: Autism and Prenatal SSRI Exposure - Examining the Link
Every few months, it seems as if still another study appears in the literature linking fetal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) with an adverse outcome, such as increased risk for a particular... »
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| Apr 11 - 14 New Orleans, LA | Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM): Annual Meeting |
| Apr 12 - 15 Arlington, VA | Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA): Annual Conference |