AAN Annual Meeting Press Releases

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November 15, 2010

• AAN Names 31 Neurologists to Attend the 2011 Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum

August 24, 2010

• Call for Entries: Public Asked to Submit Videos to 2011 Neuro Film Festival

April 14, 2010

• New Gene Associated with Increased Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
• Press Conference

April 13, 2010

• AAN and AAN Foundation Award Nearly $2 Million for Brain Research Fellowships
• BuyaBrain.org
• AAN Foundation Awards $130,000 Fellowship in Alzheimer’s Research to UCSF Researcher
• AAN Foundation Awards $240,000 Brain Research Award to Mayo Clinic Researcher
• Duke Researcher Awarded $240,000 AAN Foundation Clinical Research Fellowship
• Study: Guillain-Barré Syndrome Cases Low After 2009 H1N1 Vaccine
• New Treatment Helps Control Involuntary Crying and Laughing – Common in MS, ALS Patients
• Press Conference - Part 1
• Press Conference - Part 2
• Smoking May Counteract Benefit of Moderate Drinking on Stroke Risk
• Press Conference

April 12, 2010

• AAN Issues Guideline on When People with Alzheimer’s Disease Should Stop Driving
• News Feature Article (.pdf)
• AAN Driving and Dementia Guideline (.pdf)
• Press Conference - Part 1
• Press Conference - Part 2
• AAN Awards Kentucky Neurologist the Viste Patient Advocate of the Year Award

April 11, 2010

• Winners of the Neuro Film Festival Announced

April 8, 2010

• Actress Teri Garr Hosts New Video for MS Patients
• AAN MS Patient Video
• YouTube Video Link
• MS Patient Guidebook

April 5, 2010

• Special Lighting of Toronto’s CN Tower to Mark “Stop Brain Disorders Week”
• Toronto Mayoral Proclamation for Stop Brain Disorders Week (.pdf)
• Lighting of CN Tower in Toronto for Stop Brain Disorders Week (.jpg)

March 30, 2010

• AAN Announces 2010 Award Winners in Neurologic Research
• Vanderbilt Researcher Receives AAN’s Dreifuss-Penry for Epilepsy Research
• Yale Researcher Receives AAN’s Dystel Prize for Multiple Sclerosis Research
• Cedars-Sinai Researcher Receives AAN’s Sheila Essey Award–An Award for ALS Research

February 18, 2010

• Two Researchers Awarded $100,000 Potamkin Prize from AAN

February 17, 2010

• An Ibuprofen a Day Could Keep Parkinson’s Disease Away
• Vote Now for Your Favorite 2010 Neuro Film Festival Video
• Neuro Film Festival Website
• Neuro Film Festival YouTube Channel

February 16, 2010

• Migraine More Common in Women with MS

February 15, 2010

• Simple Test May Help Judge Concussion in Athletes

February 14, 2010

• Drama or Reality TV: Do Medical Shows Depict Proper First Aid for Seizures?

February 11, 2010

• Can Chocolate Lower Your Risk of Stroke?
• Two Researchers Awarded $100,000 Potamkin Prize from AAN

February 10, 2010

• Migraine May Be Linked to Heart Disease
• Headache May Linger Years Later in People Exposed to World Trade Center Dust, Fumes

February 9, 2010

• Drinking Milk During Pregnancy May Lower Baby’s Risk of MS

February 8, 2010

• Mediterranean Diet May Lower Risk of Brain Damage That Causes Thinking Problems

February 7, 2010

• Industrial Cleaner Linked to Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease

February 2, 2010

• Press Room Registration Opens for AAN Annual Meeting

For more information about AAN press releases, please contact Angela Babb at ababb@aan.com or (612) 928-6102 or Rachel Seroka at rseroka@aan.com or (612) 928-6129.