by Ket Patel | Apr 6, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
Nearly half of elderly patients who have an ischemic stroke also have atrial fibrillation, based on a review of 527 stroke patients aged 75 or older at a single U.S. center. Atrial fibrillation (AF) “should be meticulously searched for” in elderly stroke...
by Ket Patel | Apr 5, 2012 | Neurology TV
A slowed, rate-controlled infusion of rituximab during a desensitization protocol significantly reduced the number of hypersensitivity reactions compared with faster, standard-rate desensitization infusions. “The safety of rituximab desensitization was improved...
by Ket Patel | Apr 5, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Epilepsy
A new report released by the Institute of Medicine offers a unified public health plan for the epilepsies that focuses on public health surveillance and data collection, population and public health research, health policy and human services, and education. Epilepsy...
by Ket Patel | Apr 5, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Neuro-Oncology
Immunotherapy with peptide vaccines may offer a much-needed therapeutic option for gliomas in children, which carry a poor prognosis despite current treatments. In a pilot trial of subcutaneous vaccinations with peptides for glioma-associated antigen (GAA) epitopes in...
by Ket Patel | Mar 30, 2012 | Psychiatry
The estimated prevalence of autism spectrum disorders at sites across the country that are tracking prevalence rates among 8-year-old children increased by 23% between 2006 and 2008, according to a report published March 29 by the Centers for Disease Control and...
