Multiple Languages
Read selected AAN clinical practice guidelines in translation. Several guidelines – and guideline summaries for clinicians and patients – are available in languages other than English. Browse by language in the list below to read translated guidelines. Or click where shown to access translated clinician or patient summaries.
Arabic (العربية)
Summary of Evidence-Based Guideline: Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Multiple Sclerosis
March 2014
Arabic translation of abstract only.
Chinese (中文)
Practice Guideline: Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Response to Shunting and Predictors of Response
December 2015
Chinese translation.
Update: Pharmacologic Treatment for Episodic Migraine Prevention in Adults
April 2012
Chinese translation.
Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Disorders
March 2012
Chinese translation.
Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
April 2011
Chinese translation.
Update: Plasmapheresis in Neurologic Disorders
January 2011
Chinese translation.
The Role of Diffusion and Perfusion MRI for the Diagnosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke
July 2010
Chinese translation.
Treatment of Nonmotor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease
March 2010
Chinese translation.
Symptomatic Treatment for Muscle Cramps
February 2010
Chinese translation.
Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Pain in Neurologic Disorders
January 2010
Chinese translation.
Update: The Care of the Patient with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Multidisciplinary Care, Symptom Management, and Cognitive/Behavioral Impairment
October 2009
Chinese translation.
Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: Role of Autonomic Testing, Nerve Biopsy, and Skin Biopsy
January 2009
Chinese translation.
Hungarian (Magyar)
Update: Steroids and Antivirals for Bell Palsy
November 2012
Hungarian translation.
Update: Pharmacologic Treatment for Episodic Migraine Prevention in Adults
April 2012
Hungarian translation.
Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Disorders
March 2012
Hungarian translation.
Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of Transverse Myelitis
December 2011
Hungarian translation.
Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
April 2011
Hungarian translation.
Japanese (日本語)
Botulinum Neurotoxin in the Treatment of Autonomic Disorders and Pain
May 2008
Japanese translation.
Botulinum Neurotoxin for the Treatment of Movement Disorders
May 2008
Japanese translation.
Botulinum Neurotoxin for the Treatment of Spasticity
May 2008
Japanese translation.
Korean (한국어)
Evidence-based Guideline Summary: Diagnosis and Treatment of Limb-girdle and Distal Dystrophies
October 2014
Korean translation.
Summary of Evidence-based Guideline Update: Prevention of Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
February 2014
Korean translation.
Update: Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Epilepsy
August 2013
Korean translation.
Periprocedural Management of Antithrombotic Medications in Patients with Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
May 2013
Korean translation.
Reconciling the Clinical Practice Guidelines on Bell Palsy from the AAO-HNSF and the AAN
November 2012
Korean translation of companion article comparing AAN guidelines with AAO-HNSF guidelines.
Update: Steroids and Antivirals for Bell Palsy
November 2012
Korean translation.
Pharmacologic Treatment of Chorea in Huntington Disease
August 2012
Korean translation.
Intravenous Immunoglobulin in the Treatment of Neuromuscular Disorders
March 2012
Korean translation.
Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
April 2011
Korean translation.
Update: Plasmapheresis in Neurologic Disorders
January 2011
Korean translation.
The Role of Diffusion and Perfusion MRI for the Diagnosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke
July 2010
Korean translation.
Update: Evaluation and Management of Driving Risk in Dementia
April 2010
Korean translation.
Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Pain in Neurologic Disorders
January 2010
Korean translation.
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Teratogenesis and Perinatal Outcomes
July 2009
Korean translation.
Polish (Polskie)
Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: Role of Autonomic Testing, Nerve Biopsy, and Skin Biopsy
January 2009
Polish translation.
Addendum to Assessment: Prevention of Post-Lumbar Puncture Headaches
August 2005
Polish translation.
Pharmacological Treatment of Migraine Headache in Children and Adolescents
December 2004
Polish translation.
Efficacy and Tolerability of the New Antiepileptic Drugs II: Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy
April 2004
Polish translation.
Spanish (Español)
Practice Guideline Summary: Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Incidence Rates and Risk Factors
April 2017
Argentine transation
Evidence-based Guideline: Management of an Unprovoked First Seizure in Adults
April 2015
Translated into Spanish by the Mexican Academy of Neurology.
Update: Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Epilepsy
August 2013
Spanish translation.
Periprocedural Management of Antithrombotic Medications in Patients with Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease
May 2013
Spanish translation.
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Teratogenesis and Perinatal Outcomes
July 2009
Translated into Spanish by the Mexican Academy of Neurology.
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy—Focus on Pregnancy (an evidence-based review): Obstetrical Complications and Change in Seizure Frequency
July 2009
Translated into Spanish by the Mexican Academy of Neurology.
Reassessment: Neuroimaging in the Emergency Patient Presenting with Seizure
October 2007
Translated into Spanish by the Mexican Academy of Neurology.
Use of Epidural Steroid Injections to Treat Radicular Lumbosacral Pain
March 2007
Spanish translation.
Diagnostic Assessment of the Child with Status Epilepticus
November 2006
Spanish data supplement.
Neuroprotective Strategies and Alternative Therapies for Parkinson Disease
April 2006
Spanish translation.
Efficacy and Tolerability of the New Antiepileptic Drugs II: Treatment of Refractory Epilepsy
April 2004
Translated into Spanish by the Mexican Academy of Neurology.
Immunotherapy for Guillain-Barre Syndrome
September 2003
Spanish translation.
Evaluating a First Nonfebrile Seizure in Children
September 2000
Translated into Spanish by the Mexican Academy of Neurology.
Assessment of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy
July 1997
Translated into Spanish by the Mexican Academy of Neurology (MAN). Although the English-language version has been retired and replaced by “Update: Vagus Nerve Stimulation for the Treatment of Epilepsy,” the guidance is of value to the MAN membership.
Turkish (Türk)
Evaluation of the Child with Microcephaly
September 2009
Turkish translation.
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Obstetrical Complications and Change in Seizure Frequency
July 2009
Turkish translation.
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Teratogenesis and Perinatal Outcomes
July 2009
Turkish translation.
Update: Management Issues for Women with Epilepsy-Focus on Pregnancy: Vitamin K, Folic Acid, Blood Levels, and Breastfeeding
July 2009
Turkish translation.
Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: Role of Laboratory and Genetic Testing
January 2009
Turkish translation.
Evaluation of Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy: Role of Autonomic Testing, Nerve Biopsy, and Skin Biopsy
January 2009
Turkish translation.