2010 Press Kits
New Position Statement: Any Athlete Suspected of Having Concussion Should Be Removed from Play
The American Academy of Neurology has published a position statement calling for any athlete who is suspected of having a concussion to be removed from play until the athlete is evaluated by a neurologist or physician with training in the evaluation and management of sports concussion.
- Position Statement
- Press Release
- Radio Public Service Announcement
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New Guideline: AAN Guideline on Determining Brain Death Provides More Clarity and Direction
In an effort to create a uniform and accurate method for determining brain death, the American Academy of Neurology has issued an updated guideline that provides doctors with a step-by-step process for determining brain death in adults.
New Guideline: Evaluation and management of driving risk in dementia
The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline to help determine when people with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia should stop driving.
- Press Release
- Guideline
- Clinician Summary
- Patient Summary
- Radio Public Service Announcement
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New Guideline: Treatment of Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease
The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline recommending the most effective treatments to help people with Parkinson's disease who experience sleep, constipation, and sexual problems, which are common but often underrecognized symptoms.
2010 Annual Meeting: E-Press Kits
- Access 2010 Annual Meeting Press Kit (Late-Breaking Abstracts).
- Access 2010 Annual Meeting Press Kit (Non-Late-Breaking Abstracts).
New Guideline: Symptomatic treatment for muscle cramps
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology recommends that the drug quinine, although effective, should be avoided for treatment of routine muscle cramps due to uncommon but serious side effects.
New Guideline: Pharmacologic treatment of spasticity in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society finds botulinum toxin type A to be an effective treatment for spasticity, muscle tightness that interferes with movement, in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy, but poses some risk.
- Press Release
- Guideline
- Author Biography
- Q&A with Guideline Lead Author
- Clinician Summary
- Patient Summary
- Radio Public Service Announcement
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