by Ket Patel | Mar 7, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Neurosurgery
Surgery was clearly superior to pharmacotherapy at relieving seizures in a study of patients with intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy who were no more than 2 years beyond the point where they failed to respond to adequate trials of two brand-name antiepileptic...
by Ket Patel | Mar 6, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Bipolar Disorder
In a 6-month study, the use of adjunctive moderately dosed lithium to optimized treatment in patients with bipolar disorder was well tolerated yet did not lead to improved outcomes or decreased suicidality. However, use of adjunctive lithium resulted in a significant...
by Ket Patel | Mar 5, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
An elevated Framingham Risk Score identified recent ischemic stroke patients at high risk for a myocardial infarction or vascular death over the next 2 years, in a retrospective analysis of data from more than 2,500 stroke survivors without documented coronary heart...
by Ket Patel | Mar 5, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Anxiety, Depression
The first generic formulation of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor escitalopram has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced on March 14. In a statement, the FDA said that generic escitalopram – in 5-mg, 10-mg, and 20-mg doses –...
by Ket Patel | Mar 4, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders
Sleep-disordered breathing in infancy and early childhood increases the likelihood of problematic behavior in later childhood, findings from a large, population-based, longitudinal study suggest. The findings, based on an analysis of data from more than 11,000...
