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American Academy of Neurology 2009
For more than six decades, the American Academy of Neurology has provided top-tier education programming and a wealth of scientific information to attendees looking to better themselves. The ultimate goal is to provide improved outcomes to neurology patients worldwide. The Annual Meeting is the best and most convenient way to help all those in neurologists' care live healthier lives. For the benefit of neurologists' patients and practices, these opportunities are not to be missed.
In a wide-ranging review of the evidence base for the current standard of care for primary brain tumors and other central nervous system malignancies, Amy A. Pruitt, MD, touched on a variety of topics in neuro-oncology, including an overview of the epidemiology and diagnosis of primary brain tumors.
Here are 10 studies about Parkinson's disease which were among the hundreds cited by Susan H. Fox, MD, PhD, during her presentation on movement disorders at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
The "Guidelines, Practice, and Advocacy Open House Featuring Digital Demos" session had two things going for it that made it an easy choice for us to attend the and cover it for MDNG readers: 1) the tagline "Technology Solutions that You Can Afford" and 2) the triple bill of David Kibbe, MD; former MDNG: Neurology Edition Physician Editor-in-Chief Daniel Hier, MD, MBA, FAAN; and current MDNG: Neurology Edition Health IT Advisory Board member and columnist Steven Zuckerman, MD. The good doctors (and their colleagues) did not disappoint.
HCPLive.com "Nerve Center" blogger Victor G. Dostrow, MD, discusses possible topics to be covered in upcoming blogs, his thoughts on the AAN meeting, and more.
Lorne S. Label, MD, MBA, FAAN, talks about the Dakim "brain training" cognitive enhancement application, the general reluctance on the part of some neurologists to embrace health IT in practice, the AAN meeting, and more.
The history of the neurologic examination, referral pattern among neurologists for neurointerventional procedures, Parkinson's disease on the Internet, and online learning are just a few of the many topics discussed during the Day 2 sessions at the AAN meeting.
"Sudden death is 24 times more likely in someone with epilepsy than in the normal population," Elizabeth J. Donner, MD, assistant professor of neurology, University of Toronto said in her plenary lecture "Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy."
In a striking case report, the stimulant modafinil was able to dramatically improve neurological functioning in an elderly woman suffering from bilateral thalamic infarction, a disorder that often is fatal.
Getting people who are having an acute stroke to the hospital in time for thrombolytic therapy appears to be thwarted by a variety of barriers, including the desire of a the patient to avoid being embarrassed an ambulance showing up at the front door.
Interviews with poster presenters at the American Academy of Neurology’s 61st Annual Meeting
Interviews with poster presenters discussing new developments in health IT for neurologists.
Dr. Busis talks about the current health IT climate, AAN efforts to educate members about the use of health IT in practice, the recently passed HITECH Act, the importance of interoperability, future drivers of health IT adoption, and more.
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