by Ket Patel | Aug 18, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
Long-term coffee consumption may protect against dementia in the elderly, according to an Italian study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2012. In the prospective population-based cohort study of adults aged 80 years or older, about...
by Ket Patel | Aug 18, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
When used as a first-line choice for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke secondary to large artery occlusion, the Solitaire FR revascularization device was safe and offered good recanalization rates and clinical outcomes, a multicenter study showed. The Solitaire...
by Ket Patel | Aug 17, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
The first human trial of bexarotene, the skin cancer drug shown to clear beta-amyloid brain plaques in mice with Alzheimer’s-like pathology, will commence sometime in September. The phase Ib trial will randomize 12 healthy subjects to placebo or bexarotene...
by Ket Patel | Aug 16, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Pain
Of the many scales at a clinician’s disposal to measure acute pain, the three most commonly used are the Numerical Rating Scale, the Verbal Rating Scale, and the Visual Analog Scale, Dr. Jeffrey A. Stone said at the annual meeting of the Society of Neurointerventional...
by Ket Patel | Aug 15, 2012 | Addiction, All Articles For Psychiatry
A program of cognitive-behavioral therapy combined with substance abuse treatment decreased the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder but had little effect on drug use. That finding, however, can be construed as a positive, Katherine L. Mills, Ph.D., and her...
