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Read the Latest on CMS Elimination of Consultation Codes

The recent announcement by CMS that it will stop paying for consultation services has raised a lot of concern and questions from specialists. The A...

ICD-9, CPT & E/M Coding

11/06

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

11/06

Wall Street Journal Includes AAN Supplement for Patients, Caregivers

The Wall Street Journal included an AAN supplement for patients and caregivers in its November 6, 2009, eastern edition. The newspaper reaches over...

Academy News

11/06

Call for Entries: Submit a Video to 2010 Neuro Film Festival

Submit a short video to the 2010 Neuro Film Festival, an AAN Foundation event raising awareness about neurologic disorders and the need for r...

Foundation

11/06

New Editors-in-Chief Announced for AAN Publications

The AAN has appointed new editors-in-chief for its publications Neurology and Neurology Today.

Academy News

11/05

Title	Sub-section	Date
Read the Latest on CMS Elimination of Consultation Codes	ICD-9, CPT & E/M Coding	11/06
House to Consider SGR Repeal; Contact Your Representative Today	Advocacy	11/06
Wall Street Journal Includes AAN Supplement for Patients, Caregivers	Academy News	11/06
Call for Entries: Submit a Video to 2010 Neuro Film Festival	Foundation	11/06
New Editors-in-Chief Announced for AAN Publications	Academy News	11/05
Academy Endorses Report from the Mayday Fund	Advocacy	11/04
Position Open for AAN.com Associate Editor for Education	Academy News	11/03
FTC Red Flags Rule Delayed Until June 1	Payment Policy & Decision Making	11/02
CMS to Redistribute Payment for Evaluation and Management Services Starting January 1	Medicare & Regulatory Issues	11/02
CMS Offers Alternative Process for Accessing PQRI Reports	Pay-for-Performance	11/02

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

AAN.com Talks with Ergun Uc About Cognitive Impairment in Early Parkinson's Disease

Ergun Y. Uc, MD, is the first author of a publication from the Deprenyl and Tocopherol Antioxidative Therapy of Parkinsonism (DATATOP) cohort in the...

Science

11/04

Title	Sub-section	Date
AAN.com Talks with Ergun Uc About Cognitive Impairment in Early Parkinson's Disease	Science	11/04
AAN.com Talks with Joachim Gerber About Neurogenesis in Adults	Science	11/03
How to Make a Better Presentation: 24 Mistakes to Avoid	Education	10/30
Capitol Hill Report: Doc Fix Fails in Senate...Smoke and Mirrors?	Capitol Hill Report	10/26
AAN.com Talks with CDC Neuroepidemiologist James J. Sejvar About Influenza Monitoring	Science	10/16
Q&A: Robert G. Miller Discusses New ALS Guidelines	Practice	10/12

Dendrite: Recent Jobs

Title	Region	Date
Neurology Faculty Positions	North East	11/05
Neuroscience center close to NYC and Philadelphia	North East	11/05
Neurologist	North Central	11/03
Neurologist	South East	11/03
Neurologist	North East	10/29
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Current Science News

Title	Date
Experts: High school football concussions merit more study (USA Today)	11-06-09
What Part Do Relapses Play in Severe Disability for People with MS? (AAN Press Releases)	11-05-09
Is Disorder That Causes Dementia Hereditary? (AAN Press Releases)	11-02-09

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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 4, 2009 Podcast	October 15, 2009
October 2009	September/October 2009

Disorder of the Week

Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related, non-reversible brain disorder that develops over a period of years. Initially, people experience memory loss and confusion, which may be mistaken for the kinds of memory changes that are sometimes associated with normal aging. However, the symptoms of AD gradually lead to behavior and personality changes, a decline in cognitive abilities such as decision...