Academy News
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
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
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
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
The AAN has appointed new editors-in-chief for its publications Neurology and Neurology Today.
Academy News
11/05
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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
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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.

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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...

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