AAN Practice Guidelines & Tools
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) develops clinical practice guidelines to assist its members in clinical decision making related to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of neurologic disorders. Each guideline makes specific practice recommendations based upon a rigorous and comprehensive evaluation of all available scientific data.
To learn more about AAN clinical practice guidelines, read the following articles published in Neurology®.
Search GuidelinesSpecial Editorial: AAN Guidelines: A benefit to the neurologist Neurology 2010 75:1126-1127
Invited Article: Lost in a jungle of evidence: We need a compass Neurology 2008 71: 1634–1638.
Invited Article: Practice parameters and technology assessments: What they are, what they are not, and why you should care Neurology 2008 71: 1639–1643.
Use this search tool to read up-to-date fact sheets and information about specific neurologic disorders. Access full text versions of AAN guidelines for patients, guidelines for physicians, slide presentations, and other tools.