Neurology Alert – November 1, 2011
November 1, 2011
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Simplifying the Diagnosis of Mitochondrial Myopathy
Fibroblast growth factor 21, an important regulator of glucose and lipid metabolism in muscle, is strikingly elevated in the serum of patients with mitochondrial respiratory chain deficiencies. -
Variability in Corticobasal Degeneration A Frontally Dominant Disorder?
Cases of autopsy-proven corticobasal degeneration examined in a U.S. academic center presented with frontal-predominant behavioral or cognitive deficits, with a movement disorder following later in the majority. -
Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in Transplant Patients
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy is a rare complication of immunosupression in patients who undergo organ transplantation, with a high death rate. -
Neurological Injury in Adults Treated with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation is associated with a high mortality and a high incidence of neurological complications including stroke, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and brain death. -
Stroke Alert: A Review of Current Clinical Stroke Literature
Two recent clinical trials, rocket af and aristotle, have added two new direct thrombin inhibitors, in addition to dabigatran (RE-LY), to our armamentarium to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch
Medication poisonings in children; rosuvastatin vs atorvastatin for atherosclerosis; saw palmetto for prostate symptoms; using atypical antipsychotics for off-label indications in adults; and FDA actions.