by Ket Patel | Aug 15, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
Potentially modifiable environmental factors protect against Alzheimer’s disease in older adults carrying the apolipoprotein E e4 allele, a major susceptibility gene for the late-onset form of the disease and also a risk factor for other types of dementia. In a cohort...
by Ket Patel | Aug 15, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
A study indirectly comparing three oral anticoagulant drugs – dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban – has revealed potential differences among the agents in their relative efficacy and safety when used for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. However, its authors...
by Ket Patel | Aug 14, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Epilepsy
A proposal for a new way to classify seizures would modify the way they have been discussed and organized since 1989. But the new system – put forth by a committee specially convened by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) – isn’t finding friends in every...
by Ket Patel | Aug 14, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
A thrombus retrieval device for use in patients experiencing an acute ischemic stroke has been cleared for marketing in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration, the manufacturer announced on Aug. 13. The device will be marketed as the “Trevo Pro...
by Ket Patel | Aug 11, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, OCD, Schizophrenia
Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder preceded symptoms of schizophrenia in 48% of 133 patients hospitalized over an 11-year period who had both disorders. The obsessive-compulsive symptoms and psychotic symptoms occurred simultaneously in 24% of patients, and the...
