by Ket Patel | Jul 18, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
Rankings of hospital performance in treating acute ischemic stroke must take into consideration the severity of each case, or the rankings will be extremely inaccurate, researchers say in the July 18 issue of JAMA. Unfortunately, the rankings that are currently used...
by Ket Patel | Jul 15, 2012 | Neurology TV, Psychiatry TV
Two new studies appear to lend strong support for the theory that an overabundance of the amyloid-beta protein is the root cause of Alzheimer’s disease. A genetic study of 1,800 residents of Iceland discovered a rare mutation that apparently protects against the...
by Ket Patel | Jul 15, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
Maternal hypertension and intrapartum fever increase the risk for ischemic stroke in infants, a large retrospective analysis suggests. Gestational diabetes, a known risk factor for maternal hypertension and neonatal hypoglycemia, does not increase stroke risk....
by Ket Patel | Jul 14, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis
Tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active ingredient in marijuana, did not slow the progression of multiple sclerosis in a 3-year, randomized trial of 493 British patients with primary or secondary progressive forms of the disease. Some patients with lower baseline EDSS...
by Ket Patel | Jul 13, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Headache/Migraine
Chronic migraineurs reported a greater number of stressful major life events than did those with episodic migraines in a large, cross-sectional analysis of the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention Study. In the study, 551 chronic migraineurs were 25% more...
