Driving skills already affected with mild cognitive impairment
TORONTO – Patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment made significantly more errors during a complex test of driving skills and showed altered brain activity while performing this test in a... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - August 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Abatacept fails to provide benefit in relapsing-remitting MS
Results from the double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase II ACCLAIM study indicate that abatacept has no effect on reducing the number of new gadolinium-enhancing lesions on MRI in... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - August 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Race and America’s future
The issues of racial tensions have surfaced in plain sight in America. These are very trying times for our nation, and I fear some of my European American colleagues may not “get it.” I recall a... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - August 2, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

VIDEO: Study highlights cardiovascular benefits, lower GI risks of low-dose aspirin
Resuming low-dose aspirin after an initial lower gastrointestinal bleed significantly increased the chances of recurrence but protected against serious cardiovascular events, based on a single-center... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - August 1, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Prophylaxis key to preventing medication overuse migraine
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – The etiology of intractable daily headaches is broad and includes life-threatening diagnoses. But a large proportion of those headaches results from overuse of therapies for... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 31, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

CDC confirms first cases of locally transmitted Zika in continental U.S.
Four cases of Zika virus infection in Florida have been confirmed as the first cases of local transmission of the Zika virus in the continental United States, the Centers for Disease Control and... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 29, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

ATV injuries: where risk taking and medical helplessness collide
I. Hate. ATVs. The modern world is full of potentially dangerous things that we regulate – sometimes by the knowledge of the person giving it (medication) or by age (tobacco, alcohol, cars). Or... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 29, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Postop delirium linked to greater long-term cognitive decline
Patients with postoperative delirium have significantly worse preoperative short-term cognitive performance and significantly greater long-term cognitive decline, compared with patients without... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 29, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

The EHR Report: The vortex that sucks you in
Recently, a colleague of ours described the office electronic health record as “the vortex that sucks you in.” This statement occurred during a departmental meeting focused on physician burnout. When... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 29, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

C6 EIA testing can guide Lyme disease treatment in children
The C6 Lyme enzyme immunoassay is an effective diagnostic tool for children who are being tested for Lyme disease, according to Susan C. Lipsett, MD, and her associates. Of the 944 samples collected... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 29, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Law & Medicine: Discovery rule and statute of limitations
Question: In July 2002, a patient in California underwent surgery for a herniated T8-9 disk, but the surgeon instead removed the T6-7 and T7-8 disks. On Sept. 11, 2002, the surgeon discussed... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 29, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Experts offer blueprint for transitioning youth with neurologic conditions
Until now, there was no blueprint for how to effectively transition pediatric patients with neurologic conditions to adult care: Hard science on the topic is almost nonexistent. “There is not very... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

AAN recommends against routine closure of patent foramen ovale for secondary stroke prevention
An updated practice advisory from the American Academy of Neurology does not recommend the routine use of catheter-based closure of patent foramen ovale in patients with a history of cryptogenic... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Alzheimer’s anti-tau drug fails phase III, but posts some benefit in monotherapy subanalysis
TORONTO – A highly anticipated phase III trial of an anti-tau drug has posted negative topline results, conferring no cognitive or functional benefits when given in conjunction with standard-of-care... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news

Different approaches can combat negative online reviews
Like most physicians, Dr. Susan Hardwick-Smith was used to receiving the occasional negative online review about her practice. But a biting post from several years ago was so wrenching that it nearly... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - July 27, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news