Neurology Today April 2012 Volume 12 Issue 7

April 2012 Volume 12 Issue 7
Features
even 'satisfactory' levels of air pollution increase stroke risk. - Robinson, Richard
a disclosure from the aan: an updated policy on managing financial conflicts. - Fallik, Dawn
news from the international stroke conference: novel clot retrieval device outperforms merci for acute ischemic stroke. - Laino, Charlene
in small trial, dbs found to improve memory in patients prepping for epilepsy surgery. - Talan, Jamie
injecting ganglioside gm1: an experimental approach for huntington disease that might soon be ready for human trials. - Valeo, Tom
hospitalization associated with cognitive decline in elderly adults, study finds. - Rukovets, Olga
epilepsy specialists reject government report on antiepileptic drugs. - Samson, Kurt
combination drug therapy does not help migraine sufferers, new study finds. - Fitzgerald, Susan
from the aan: the best available evidence for ivig treatment of neuromuscular disorders. - Rukovets, Olga
news from the international stroke conference: clazosentan prevents secondary vasospasm but fails to reduce stroke mortality. - Susman, Ed
news from the international stroke conference: new analysis shows diastolic blood pressure, renal impairment risk factors for intracranial hemorrhage. - Laino, Charlene
clazosentan found to decrease severe post-tbi hypoperfusion in animal model: next step: filing for human trial. - Talan, Jamie
Departments
in the field: ana president eva feldman, md, phd: on expanding membership and services to all academic neurologists. - Rukovets, Olga
ask the neuroethicist: can a neurologist write a dnr order on a terminally ill patient without consent? - Bernat, James