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...
by Ket Patel | Mar 29, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Stroke
The American Stroke Association is developing a host of new guidelines and statements, including a consensus statement on the definition of stroke and a scientific review of new anticoagulants. The first new guideline – on the Management of Aneurysmal Subarachnoid...
by Ket Patel | Mar 28, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
Monitoring for metabolic side effects proved to be infrequent for outpatients with dementia or delirium who had been prescribed antipsychotic medications at 32 Veterans Affairs medical centers. Antipsychotic medications are approved by the Food and Drug Administration...
