Neurology Today July 2012 Volume 12 Issue 13

July 2012 Volume 12 Issue 13
Features
human stem cells generate normal muscle fibers in mouse model of muscular dystrophy. - Valeo, Tom
from the aan & the child neurology society: an updated review of infantile spasms treatment options. - Samson, Kurt
news from the aan annual meeting: c9orf72 studies shed light on the most common genetic cause of als and ftd. - Robinson, Richard
news from the aan annual meeting: intermediate repeats in huntington's disease: how significant are they?. - Robinson, Richard
for lower back pain, anti-inflammatory drug not found effective. - Fitzgerald, Susan
news from the aan annual meeting: alice in wonderland syndrome linked to migraine, virus. - Susman, Ed
fatty acids quell myelin inflammation in ms model. - Valeo, Tom
news from the aan annual meeting: negative beliefs about experimental therapies trigger nocebo effect in neurology clinical trials, new study finds. - Goodman, Alice
levels of risk identified for ms patients taking natalizumab. - Fitzgerald, Susan
news from the aan annual meeting: for ms patients, no additive benefit found in combining glatiramer acetate and interferon beta-1a. - Susman, Ed
news from the aan annual meeting: which ischemic stroke patients would benefit from reperfusion therapy? infarction size and age offer clues. - Goodman, Alice
news from the aan annual meeting: new genes identified for hereditary spastic paraparesis or charcot-marie-tooth. - Robinson, Richard
new study predicts motor improvement post-stroke using mri-based assessment. - Rukovets, Olga
Departments
in the field: sheila essey awardee christopher shaw, mbchb, md: on taking the back roads to unraveling als genetics. - Fallik, Dawn
up & coming: kiran maski, md: mending children's sleep habits, improving family relations. - Rukovets, Olga