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Membership Highlights

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Join a group of more than 22,000 medical specialists committed to promoting the highest quality care of patients with neurological diseases. The AAN offers a variety of membership types, including membership for physicians, medical students, non-physician neurology professionals, and the AAN's esteemed fellowship status. To become an AAN member, please fill out the appropriate membership application.

Practice Highlights

The Practice section features clinical practice guidelines for both patients and clinicians, patient safety educational initiatives, information on Pay-for-Performance and Medicare's PQRI program. Look for related areas, such as coding and reimbursement, payer relations, and health information technology-and how they can impact your practice.

Education Highlights

Neurologic education is one of the AAN's core values. The AAN extends this beyond its membership to K-12 students, college students, medical students, residents, fellows, neurologists in practice and Academia, and non-neurologist physicians. The website's Education section is the place where both members and non-members can learn of the scope and breadth of neurologic education opportunities created and hosted by the AAN. This educational mission is delivered in three main venues: the Annual Meeting, regional meetings, and online.

Science Highlights

The Science section contains AAN resources relevant to the academic neurologist and to those who follow scientific developments in neurology, whether basic, translational, or purely clinical. The section contains information regarding AAN scientific awards and training grants, news and resources related to the NINDS, and information related to the AAN Science Committee and its role in planning the scientific aspects of the AAN Annual Meeting.

Advocacy Highlights

The Academy gives members the tools, training, and assistance they need to change American health policy for the better, often in collaboration with local, national, and international medical and patient organizations. Explore the Advocacy pages to find the information and resources you need to get involved today, and to offer your feedback on how the AAN can assist in your advocacy efforts.

Publications Highlights

The AAN supports neurologic research, scientific inquiry, information sharing, and quality education. For neurologists, the peer-reviewed weekly journal Neurology(R), self-study publication Continuum, and other offerings promote lifelong learning and enhanced patient care. Patients, families, and caregivers draw inspiration from the Neurology Now magazine and get facts about neurologic disorders and treatments from evidence-based guideline summaries and clearly-written education books. From the exam room to the living room, the AAN offers print and online resources for everyone.

Foundation Highlights

The American Academy of Neurology Foundation (AAN Foundation) is an independent 501(c)(3) organization affiliated with the AAN.

Our Mission: The Foundation exists to further the goals of the American Academy of Neurology by supporting education and research in neurology, and is dedicated to improving patient care, quality of life, and public understanding of brain and other neurologic disorders.

Communities Highlights

Where you can connect with your colleagues in your subspecialty or area of interest. Each community is supported through forums where members can discuss topics most important to them, access relevant articles, and contribute to valuable community-generated resources.

Marketplace Highlights

Welcome to AAN Marketplace, your one-stop shop for tools, resources, and more. You'll find a wide selection of educational and clinical reference tools for your neurology practice in the AAN Store(TM). Search or post employment opportunities in Dendrite: Career Connections in Neurology(TM). If you are an AAN member, please check that you are logged in to take advantage of member-only discounts.

Press Room Highlights

The AAN's online press room provides assistance to the news media in understanding the latest research in neurology, as well as the role of the neurologist in providing quality patient care.

Guideline Search

New Full Text Search: You can search the full text of the guidelines and associated tools. Enter search terms into the Keywords field as you would in any other search engine, then click Search. You can limit your search to specific topics by choosing them from the Topics menu. In addition, you can choose specific tools or dates by selecting from the Tools and Date Range dropdown menus. You can sort the results by date, topic, relevance or tool type by choosing these options in the bar above the results display.

For example: Clicking "Dementia" and searching for "cognitive" will return only those documents in which "cognitive" is found.

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Neuromuscular
Feb 2010	Symptomatic Treatment for Muscle Cramps Current guideline. Endorsed by the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Physician Tools: Patient Tools:
Nov 2009	Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 1: diagnosis, and pharmacological and psychosocial management The AAN affirms the value of this statement. Physician Tools: None Patient Tools: None
Nov 2009	Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 2: implementation of multidisciplinary care The AAN affirms the value of this statement. Physician Tools: None Patient Tools: None
Oct 2009	Update: The Care of the Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Drug, Nutritional, and Respiratory Therapies Current guideline. Endorsed by the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Physician Tools: Patient Tools:
Oct 2009	Update: The Care of the Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Multidisciplinary Care, Symptom Management, and Cognitive/Behavioral Impairment Current guideline. Endorsed by the American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine. Physician Tools: Patient Tools:
Oct 2009	Japanese Translation - Update: The Care of the Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Physician Tools: None Patient Tools: None
Jan 2009	Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: Role of Laboratory and Genetic Testing Current guideline. Physician Tools: Patient Tools:
Jan 2009	Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: Role of Autonomic Testing, Nerve Biopsy, and Skin Biopsy Current guideline. Physician Tools: Patient Tools:
Jun 2007	The Medical Treatment of Ocular Myasthenia Current guideline. Reaffirmed on 07/10/2010. Physician Tools: Patient Tools: None
Jun 2006	Utility of Surgical Decompression for Treatment of Diabetic Neuropathy Reaffirmed on 10/16/2009. Physician Tools: Patient Tools:
Jan 2005	Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: A Definition for Clinical Research Reaffirmed on 02/08/2008. Current case definition. Physician Tools: None Patient Tools: None
Sep 2003	Immunotherapy for Guillain-Barre Syndrome Current guideline-reaffirmed 08/02/2008 and 10/15/2005. Physician Tools: Patient Tools:
Mar 2003	Quantitative Sensory Testing Current guideline-reaffirmed 10/23/2005 and 11/15/2008. Physician Tools: None Patient Tools: None
Jun 2002	Electrodiagnostic Studies in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Reaffirmed 10/18/2003. Replaces Practice Parameter for electrodiagnostic studies in carpal tunnel syndrome (summary Statement) 11/1993. Physician Tools: None Patient Tools: None
Jul 2000	Thymectomy for Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis Current guideline. Reaffirmed 07/10/2010, 10/28/2006 and 10/18/2003. Physician Tools: None Patient Tools: None
Sep 1999	Electrodiagnostic Studies in Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow Current guideline-reaffirmed 02/05/2010, 07/28/2006 and 10/18/2003. Physician Tools: None Patient Tools: None