Neurology Alert – May 1, 2006
May 1, 2006
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Pharmacology Watch
Aggressive LDL lowering with statins, so-called "very intensive statin therapy," leads to reversal of coronary atherosclerosis, according to a new study. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Should Thrombolytic Therapy Be Used in Patients Older Than Age 80?
The results of this study underline the uncertainty regarding the risk/benefit ratio of rtPA treatment in acute stroke in patients older than 80 years of age. -
Long-Term Disability After Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Treatment of GBS should not be only aimed at improving patients' disability but also at limiting the impact of the disease on their social life. -
What are the Earliest Symptoms of Dementia with Lewy Bodies?
Visual hallucinations, extrapyramidal motor signs, and visuoconstructional impairments at time of presentation are strongly suggestive of a diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies. -
Left Insular Stroke and Cardiac Complications
Left insular strokes are associated with more cardiac complications than strokes that damage other brain regions. -
Rapamycin Holds Promise for the Treatment of Gliomas
Rapamycin was effective in the treatment of low-grade gliomas in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex, and may be effective in other types of gliomas. -
Neurotrophic Factor for Treatment of Advanced Parkinson's Disease
A randomized trial of glial-derived neurotrophic factor directly placed into the putamen did not show a statistically significant improvement or the signs and symptoms of PD. -
Waldenstrom's and Neuropathy
Symptoms and signs of polyneuropathy are common (47%) in patients with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia.