Rosacea linked to several autoimmune diseases in women
Rosacea in women is linked with an increased risk for a wide variety of autoimmune disorders including type 1 diabetes, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis, according to a... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 13, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Small fiber neuropathy common, vexing in sarcoidosis
MAUI, HAWAII – Small fiber neuropathy is a common and underappreciated expression of systemic sarcoidosis, Dr. Alvin F. Wells observed at the 2016 Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium.
Small... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 12, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
USPSTF updates guideline for preventive aspirin therapy
Many patients aged 50-59 years should start low-dose aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease and colorectal cancer, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s updated... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Sickle cell anemia: Stroke screening still underused
Children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia still are not being screened for stroke risk using transcranial Doppler, despite clinical guidelines that strongly recommend annual screening and... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Proactive endocrine screening urged for pediatric brain tumor survivors
BOSTON – More than a third of 419 children treated for brain tumors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center later developed endocrine problems, according to <a... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia similar to intravenous
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia achieves pain control similar to that of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia after spinal fusion surgery, but is associated with a higher incidence of... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 11, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Addiction – how are we being played?
Sometimes, you come across an article that makes you cringe. After this initial reaction – and if we are up for the challenge – we realize that this information can help us grow by pushing our... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 9, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
The brief thrill of catching a zebra
Life in a general neurology practice, over time, becomes a routine. Migraines, dementia, strokes, neuropathy, back and neck pain … the things that are, as they say, the “bread and butter” of the job.... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Intracranial calcification, hypomyelination seen with Zika virus congenital microcephaly
A CT imaging study in 23 infants with Zika virus–linked congenital microcephaly has revealed severe brain anomalies, in particular intracranial calcifications mainly in the frontal and parietal lobes... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
SURVEY: Telemedicine high priority, but reimbursement remains challenging
Nearly two-thirds of health care providers rank telemedicine as a top priority in 2016, a 10% increase from last year, according to a survey.
Telemedicine software company REACH Health surveyed 390... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 7, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Adding chemo to radiation boosts survival from low-grade gliomas
Adding a chemotherapy combination to radiation therapy for initial treatment of low-grade gliomas significantly improved overall survival and progression-free survival, regardless of the tumor type,... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 6, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Fetal malformation risk not increased after exposure to lamotrigine
A new analysis of registry data from European countries does not support a risk of orofacial cleft and clubfoot with exposure to lamotrigine monotherapy, in contrast to signals from previous studies... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 6, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Similarities seen in rate and rhythm control for postsurgical AF
CHICAGO – Rate and rhythm control proved equally effective for treatment of new-onset post–cardiac surgery atrial fibrillation in a randomized trial that was far and away the largest ever to examine... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 6, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Could value-based care raise False Claims Act liability?
As you begin to consider the switch to value-based care systems, be sure to safeguard against risks that could fuel false claims scrutiny by the government, legal experts advise.
A primary... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 5, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
EHR Report: Take your medicine!
“Drugs don’t work in patients who don’t take them.”
–C. Everett Koop, M.D.
While it would be hard to imagine accountable care organizations being able to get the data they need to... (Source: Clinical Neurology News)
Source: Clinical Neurology News - April 5, 2016 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
