Neurology Alert – July 1, 2004
July 1, 2004
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What Causes Normal Aging?
The cause of normal aging has been widely studied, and a large number of nuclear factors have been implicated in normal aging including DNA polymerase, P53, and klotho. -
Electrodiagnostic Update 2004: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
How valuable are nerve conduction studies in the diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome? -
Old and New Options for Rasmussen Encephalitis
Jonas and colleagues have collected the largest series of cases of unilateral hemispherectomy and assessed outcomes for the parameters listed in the title of their manuscript. In 21 of 115 patients, the indication for surgery was Rasmussen encephalitis (RE). In the realm of non-surgical treatment of RE, Bien and colleagues administered tacrolimus to 7 patients with histopathologically proven RE. -
Plasma Aß Levels and Cerebrovascular Disease in Nondemented Carriers of an E4 Allele
Van Dijk and colleagues investigated whether plasma Aß levels were associated with lacunar infarcts and matter lesions in the general population, and whether the apolipoprotein E genotype modified this association. -
New Alzheimer’s Blood Markers?
Inflammation in the brain is one of the established features of the neuropathology of Alzheimers Disease (AD). A large case-control study now indicates that patients with elevated serum markers of inflammation have an increased risk of developing AD. -
What is the Risk of Recurrent Intracerebral Hemorrhage After a Lobar Hemorrhage?
This paper carried out a clinical study to use gradient-echo MRI to determine prior evidence of microhemorrhages relating to cerebral amyloid angiopathy after patients had presented initially with lobar intracranial hemorrhage. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement
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Pharmacology Watch: Britain to Allow Over-the-Counter Sales of Zocor
The British government will soon allow over-the-counter sales of Mercks simvastatin (Zocor), marking the first time any country has allowed the OTC sale of a statin.