by Ket Patel | Jul 7, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
The largest-ever genome sequencing project is the newest weapon in the Alzheimer’s battle. This new project will examine the genetic codes of more than 800 people, generating more than 165 terabytes – 165,000 gigabytes – of new information about Alzheimer’s disease...
by Ket Patel | Jul 2, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Neuro-Oncology
Although it is rare and the prognosis for patients is often poor, the presence of central nervous system involvement at the time of diagnosis of mantle cell lymphoma is not always immediately fatal, according to findings from an international study. According to the...
by Ket Patel | Jul 1, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. – Percutaneous balloon angioplasty improved flow dynamics in multiple sclerosis patients with chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in a pilot study. An association has been made recently between multiple sclerosis and chronic cerebrospinal...
by Ket Patel | Jun 29, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Neuro-Oncology
A PET imaging protocol using an amino acid analog radiotracer in patients with recurrent high-grade gliomas identified responses to treatment with bevacizumab as early as 2 weeks after starting therapy in a prospective study. In the 28-patient pilot study, the...
by Ket Patel | Jun 29, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis
An emergency department at an academic medical institution with a multiple sclerosis center missed diagnosing multiple sclerosis in nearly 40% of patients who were later diagnosed with the disease, calling into question what the rate of missed cases might be at...
