Find out everything you need to know before traveling to Toronto, Ontario, for the 2010 Annual Meeting. Visitors must have valid travel documents to enter Canada to provide proof of their citizenship. Document requirements vary depending from which country you are traveling, the reason for your visit, the length of your stay, and may include a passport or birth certificate, photo ID, and/or a visa.
Read MoreAAN Section meetings will expand to include Highlights in the Field at the Annual Meeting. Most sections will conduct highlights presentations that are designed to give members a more in-depth focus in their subspecialty or area of special interest. Attendees can expect to receive overviews in subspecialty topics from the past year featuring scientific and educational abstracts, journal articles, subspecialty society updates, tips, resources, and more. These individual Highlights in the Field sessions will replace the Scientific Highlights Programs that have been held at past meetings.
Read MoreA new evidence-based clinical guideline published by the AAN in the March 16, 2010, edition of the journal Neurology urges people with Parkinson's disease, their physicians, and caregivers to be aware of symptoms unrelated to movement. "Treatment of Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease" explains common nonmuscle issues, such as sleep disorders, constipation, and urinary and sexual dysfunctions, and the evidence for treating these symptoms and improving quality of life.
Read a Q&A with the lead author.
Throughout the 2009–2010 flu season, the AAN and CDC have conducted a collaborative surveillance effort to determine incidence of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following H1N1 vaccination nationwide.
Read MoreTime is running out to make your tour reservations. All tours are available by advance registration only, which must be received by 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 25, 2010.
Read MoreThe EHR webinar helps neurologists learn how they can earn $44,000 in federal EHR incentives. Focusing on earning extra revenue through federal electronic health record (EHR) incentives, the webinar will be led by William S. Henderson, FACMPE, at 12:00 p.m. ET, on Tuesday, March 23.
Read MoreOn the evening of March 2, the Senate passed the "Temporary Extension Act of 2010" (HR 4691), which includes a delay of the scheduled 21-percent cut in Medicare physician payment rates until April 1. HR 4691 had passed in the House on February 25, but encountered opposition in the Senate.
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(Yahoo! News)
A new set of guidelines to treat sleepiness, constipation and sexual dysfunction in people with Parkinson's disease has been released by the AAN. The main symptoms of Parkinson's disease are movement problems, but patients also must cope with many often unrecognized symptoms, noted lead guidelines author Dr. Theresa A. Zesiewicz, of the University of South Florida in Tampa. "Without treatment, these symptoms can cause as much pain and discomfort as movement problems and greatly affect daily routines and quality of life," she said.
(MSN Health and Fitness)
In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and Parkinson's disease, researchers have found that smoking for many years may reduce risk for the disease but smoking a large number of cigarettes a day does not seem to reduce risk. Previous research had suggested that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease.
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