AAN Press Kits

American Academy of Neurology (AAN) press kits are based on the AAN Annual Meeting, awards, new practice guidelines, and other public efforts from the AAN.

2009 Press Kits

Neuro Film Festival

People who have compelling stories to share regarding how they or a loved one has been affected by a brain disorder are invited to submit a short video to the 2010 Neuro Film Festival, an AAN Foundation event that aims to raise awareness about brain disorders and the need to support research into preventions, treatments and cures. The deadline to enter is February 16, 2010.

• Press Release
• NeuroFilmFestival.com
• Neuro Film Festival YouTube Channel
• Neuro Film Festival Facebook Page
• Neuro Film Festival Poster

New Guidelines: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

New guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology identify the most effective treatments for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often called Lou Gehrig's disease.

• Guildelines
  • Practice Parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Drug, nutritional, and respiratory therapies
  • Practice Parameter update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment
• Clinician Summaries
  • ALS Guidelines Clinician Summary 1
  • ALS Guidelines Clinician Summary 2
• Q&A: Robert G. Miller Discusses New ALS Guidelines
• Patient Summaries
• ALS Guidelines Patient Summary 1
• ALS Guidelines Patient Summary 2
• Press Release
• Public Service Announcements
  • 60 Seconds (.mp3)
  • 30 Seconds (.mp3)
  • 20 Seconds (.mp3)
  • 10 Seconds (.mp3)

New Guideline: Evaluation of the Child with Microcephaly

A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology, developed in full collaboration with the Child Neurology Society, finds that children with microcephaly—that is, children whose head size is smaller than that of 97 percent of children—are at risk of neurologic and cognitive problems and should be screened for these problems.

• Practice Parameter: Evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review)
• Clinician Summary
• Microcephaly Q&A
• Patient Summary
• Press Release

AAN Collaborates with CDC on H1N1 Vaccine Safety Monitoring

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) are requesting neurologists to report any possible new cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) following 2009 H1N1 flu vaccination using the CDC and US Food and Drug Administration Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

• H1N1 E-press Kit

New Guidelines: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy

New guidelines developed by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society show relative safety for women with epilepsy to become pregnant, but caution must be taken, including avoiding one particular epilepsy drug that can cause birth defects.

• Guidelines
• Vitamin K, folic acid, blood levels, and breastfeeding
• Obstetrical complications and change in seizure frequency
• Teratogenesis and perinatal outcomes
• Patient and Clinician Summaries
• Press Release
• Press Briefing at the Annual Meeting
• Q&A: Cynthia Harden Discusses New Guidelines
• Public Service Announcements
• 60 Seconds (.mp3)
• 30 Seconds (.mp3)
• 20 Seconds (.mp3)
• 15 Seconds (.mp3)

Video: AAN Parkinson's Disease Patient Education

• Parkinson's Disease: A Guide for Patients & Families (AAN YouTube channel)
• Parkinson's Disease: A Guide for Patients & Families—Part 1 of 3 (video)

2009 Annual Meeting Press Kit

• 2009 Annual Meeting e-Press Kit Round 1
• 2009 Annual Meeting e-Press Kit Round 2