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The US House has agreed to repeal the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula by passing HR. 3961, also known as the "Medicare Physician...

Advocacy

11/20

CMS to Eliminate Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limitation

As part of its final 2010 ruling on the physician fee schedule, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has initiated a plan to phase out...

Medicare & Regulatory Issues

11/19

Submit Your Late-Breaking Science Abstract for 2010 Today

Online submission forms for the Late-Breaking Science Program at the 2010 Annual Meeting are now available.

Annual Meeting

11/18

House to Consider SGR Repeal; Contact Your Representative Today

Elimination of the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula has been a top priority for the Academy for nearly a decade. The time to act is...

Advocacy

11/17

Medicare Eliminates Consults: What the Academy is Doing For You

When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed eliminating consults in the summer of 2009, the Academy, along with other...

Coding & Reimbursement

11/17

Title	Sub-section	Date
House Repeals SGR, Bill Moves to Senate	Advocacy	11/20
CMS to Eliminate Outpatient Mental Health Treatment Limitation	Medicare & Regulatory Issues	11/19
Submit Your Late-Breaking Science Abstract for 2010 Today	Annual Meeting	11/18
House to Consider SGR Repeal; Contact Your Representative Today	Advocacy	11/17
Medicare Eliminates Consults: What the Academy is Doing For You	Coding & Reimbursement	11/17
Academy is Official Supporter of Memory Screening Day	Academy News	11/17
CMS Announces 2010 Annual Participation Enrollment Program Extension	Public & Private Payer Relations	11/17
UHC to Implement Change to Radiology Notification Program in 2010	Public & Private Payer Relations	11/17
What Should Neurologists Know About the 'Stark' Law?	Medicare & Regulatory Issues	11/13
Register by December 31 for 2010 RITE	Education	11/13

Recent Practice Guidelines

Title	Date
Update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Multidisciplinary care, symptom management, and cognitive/behavioral impairment	10/2009
Update: The care of the patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Drug, nutritional, and respiratory therapies	10/2009
Evaluation of the child with microcephaly	09/2009
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Vitamin K, Folic Acid, Blood Levels, and Breastfeeding	07/2009
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Teratogenesis and Perinatal Outcomes	07/2009
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Obstetrical Complications and Change in Seizure Frequency	07/2009
Expansion of the Time Window for Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke With Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association	05/2009
Percutaneous Device Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Secondary Stroke Prevention. A Call for Completion of Randomized Clinical Trials	05/2009
A Review of the Evidence for the Use of Telemedicine Within Stroke Systems of Care	05/2009
Definition and Evaluation of Transient Ischemic Attack	05/2009
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AAN Blog

Michael Aminoff Discusses Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

Michael J. Aminoff, MD, DSc, FRCP, FAAN, talks about his recently published paper on safety and tolerability of putaminal AADC gene therapy for...

Science

11/19

Title	Sub-section	Date
Michael Aminoff Discusses Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease	Science	11/19
Raymund A.C. Roos and N. Ahmad Aziz Discuss HTT	Science	11/13
Emad Farag Discusses Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cell Implantation for Parkinson's Disease	Science	11/10
Caterina Mainero Talks About Cortical Pathology in Multiple Sclerosis	Science	11/09
Capitol Hill Report: House Bill Moves Forward, Academy Focuses on Senate	Capitol Hill Report	11/09
Ergun Uc on Cognitive Impairment in Early Parkinson's Disease	Science	11/04

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Neurology	North East	11/17
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Current Science News

Title	Date
Pregnancy Outcomes Good for Women With MS (ABC News)	11-19-09
Clopidogrel (marketed as Plavix) and Omeprazole (marketed as Prilosec) - Drug Interaction (FDA MedWatch)	11-17-09
Teenage Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of MS (AAN Press Releases)	11-16-09
Children with Autism More Likely to Have Handwriting Problems (AAN Press Releases)	11-16-09

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Neurology in the News

AAN Collaborates with CDC on H1N1 Vaccine Safety Monitoring

The CDC and AAN are asking neurologists to report any possible new cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome following 2009 H1N1 flu vaccination using the CDC and FDA Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

Find out more about this monitoring campaign.

Read about the GBS Monitoring Webinars offered in October, and view a recorded presentation of the October 21 webinar.

Academy Publications Online

November 18, 2009 Podcast	October 15, 2009
October 2009	September/October 2009

Disorder of the Week

Wilson's Disease

Wilson’s disease (WD) is a rare inherited disorder in which excessive amounts of copper accumulate in the body. The buildup of copper leads to damage in the kidneys, brain, and eyes. Although copper accumulation begins at birth, symptoms of the disorder appear later in life. The most characteristic symptom of WD is the Kayser-Fleisher ring – a rusty brown ring around the cornea of the eye that ...