Neurology Today April 2012 Volume 12 Issue 8

April 2012 Volume 12 Issue 8
Features
how neurology can keep patients front and center in research outcomes - embracing a national initiative. - Moran, Mark
earlier epilepsy surgery recommended in pharmacoresistant patients, new study finds. - Valeo, Tom
cognitive effects of chemotherapy may be long lasting. - Fitzgerald, Susan
bone marrow transplants arrest pathology in mouse model of rett syndrome. - Talan, Jamie
what to do for neck pain: spinal manipulation, medication, or home-based exercise?: new study weighs in. - Samson, Kurt
devices for closure of patent foramen ovale are not found superior to medical therapy for preventing recurrent stroke: restrict procedures to clinical studies, stroke specialists say. - Talan, Jamie
the memories are still there but access is blocked - an experimental approach restores recall. - Talan, Jamie
why this neuroprotective stroke primate model may be different. - Robinson, Richard
astrocytes are the key to understanding marijuana's effect on memory. - Robinson, Richard
two drugs are not better than one for treating moderate to severe alzheimer disease, british investigators report: why some us neurologists don't agree. - Shaw, Gina
the unintended consequences of conflict of interest disclosure: three ethics committee chairs discuss the conundrum. - Avitzur, Orly, MD, MBA
apixaban found to be more effective than warfarin: findings hold for atrial fibrillation patients with prior stroke, tia. - Laino, Charlene
Departments
legal-ease: is neuroimaging a valid biomarker in legal cases? - Valeo, Tom