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West Nile virus, otherwise called West Nile encephalitis, has slowly become a growing American and Canadian viral disease since its first apparent invasion into the Western Hemisphere in 1999.
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In a longitudinal study of 75 patients that included 25 with the earliest detectable stage of dementia, Powlishta and colleagues found that clock drawing had unacceptably low sensitivity in detecting the very earliest stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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FDA Approves Generic Version of AstraZenecas Prilosec; Pegasys Approved To Treat Hepatitis C; HRT Reduces Alzheimers Risk, Study Says; Heparin Plus Alteplase More Effective; Digoxin Effects Differ By Sex; McClellan Named FDA Commissioner; FDA Actions
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Vitamin-Mineral Supplementation and Acute RTI in Elderly; B-Type
Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Outcome in Heart Failure; Companion
Influence During Primary Care Encounters; Handrubbing with
Alcohol-Based Solution vs. Standard Handwashing; Program To Prevent
Functional Decline in Frail Elderly Who Live at Home; Treatment of
Diabetic Neuropathy with Isosorbide Dinitrate Spray
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Lupus can involve the nervous system in many ways and sometimes present with neuropsychiatric symptoms. Clinicians should consider the diagnosis of lupus in patients with unexplained neuropsychiatric symptoms.
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In this study of patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer, prophylactic brain irradiation decreased the incidence of symptomatic brain metastases and prolonged disease-free survival and overall survival without significant impact on global health status.
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PET imaging with Pittsburgh Compound B is a promising new technique to non-invasively diagnose CAA.
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Prednisone treatment, with or without an antiviral drug, improves Bell's palsy outcome.
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In adults presenting with an acute episode of fulminant demyelination of the central nervous system (CNS), atypical symptoms for multiple sclerosis (MS), gray matter involvement on MRI, and absence of oligoclonal bands in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can distinguish acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) from MS.
