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Challenges in Epilepsy Management: New Evidence for Consideration in Generic Antiepileptic Drug Substitution

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

What are the perceived and demonstrated issues in generic antiepileptic drug substitution?
Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery

Why and How to Use the Photographic Atlases of the American Registry of Pathology

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:43:16 EDT

William A. Gardner, MD, Executive Director, American Registry of Pathology, Silver Spring, Maryland, describes the importance of visual images to medicine.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine

Occasional Memory Loss Associated With Lower Hippocampal Volume

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:17:12 EDT

People who forget the odd appointment or can't remember a friend's name may have a loss of brain volume that will elude conventional testing methods.
Medscape Medical News

Patients with Chiari and Syringomyelia Frequently Misdiagnosed

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:56:00 EDT

People can be mistakenly diagnosed with fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome or told that their chronic headaches and muscle weaknesses are psychosomatic.
Medscape Medical News

Warfarin Warning: Shortfalls in Anticoagulation for AF Up Risks of ICH and Embolic Stroke

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

Documentation of the care of patients in a nationwide health plan suggests that less than half of patients with atrial fibrillation are prescribed an anticoagulant.
Medscape Medical News

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: From Diagnosis to Management

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Are you current on the latest evidence about chronic fatigue syndrome? Don't miss this comprehensive review, offering guidance on risk factors, prevalence, diagnosis, and management.
Medscape Nurses

Assisted-Suicide Law May Not Adequately Protect Depressed Patients

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:59:00 EDT

New research is raising concerns that assisted-suicide laws may not adequately protect terminally ill individuals who have comorbid clinical depression.
Medscape Medical News

NOMAS: Just a 2% Overlap for PFO and Migraine; St Jude Shuts Down ESCAPE Trial

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 15:23:50 EDT

While both migraine and PFO occurred in roughly 15% of the NOMAS participants, the two were rarely found together. Experts agree: hopes are dimming that PFO closure may help migraineurs. Indeed, only one company is still testing this hypothesis in randomized trials.
Heartwire

Diabetes and Depression Can Be a Lethal Combination

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

The combination of diabetes and depression in the elderly population is linked to higher all-cause mortality rates vs diabetes alone, a new study suggests.
Medscape Medical News

MRI Aids in Assessing Risk of MS After First CNS Demyelination Episode

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:01:22 EDT

MRI criteria can help identify children with a first attack of inflammatory demyelination who are likely to go on to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report in the September 23rd Neurology.
Reuters Health Information

A 14-Year-Old Boy With Progressive Weakness and Dyspnea

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

A 14-year-old boy presents to the ED with a 10-day history of progressive weakness following symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. The patient’s weakness is affecting his extremities, and he has developed shortness of breath and difficulty urinating. The patient is sent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his brain and spine. What is the patient’s condition as verified by the MRI?
eMedicine Case Presentations

Therapeutic Switching in Bipolar Disorder: An Expert Interview With Trisha Suppes, MD, PhD

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Treating bipolar disorder often requires multiple drugs in different classes. Dr. Trisha Suppes discusses principles of safely adding and subtracting from a regimen.
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health

Preliminary Data Suggest Spiriva Not Linked to Increased Stroke Risk

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:51:37 EDT

Findings contradict recently published findings that tiotropium bromide increases the risk for mortality and/or cardiovascular events.
Medscape Medical News

Patients in Minimally Conscious State May Feel Pain, Need Analgesia

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:12:00 EDT

Functional PET imaging results suggest that patients in minimally conscious states may feel pain and therefore require analgesics.
Medscape Medical News

Ultrasound-Based Strategies Comparable for DVT Diagnosis, Treatment Guidance

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A randomized trial found that 2 ultrasound-based strategies were similarly effective at determining the need for anticoagulation in symptomatic patients with suspected deep-vein thrombosis.
Medscape Medical News

Multiple System Atrophy: A Clinical Review

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Would you recognize MSA if you saw it? An important review from WE MOVE.
We Move

Highlights of the American Psychological Association (APA) 116th Annual Convention

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:10:47 EDT

APA '08: Learn about coping strategies for midlife, community diversion programs for first-time offenders, and new approaches toward drug dependence.
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health

End-of-Life Discussions May Reduce Aggressive Care in Terminally Ill Patients

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A study shows that patients who are terminally ill experience less stress and less aggressive medical care if they have end-of-life discussions with their clinicians.
Medscape Medical News

Management of Acute Lumbar Disk Herniation Reviewed

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDT

A review suggests that patient preference and the severity of the disability from acute lumbar disk pain should be considered when treatment modalities are chosen.
Medscape Medical News

Laboratory Surveillance for Wild and Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses -- Worldwide, January 2007-June 2008

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:50:57 EDT

What have been the Global Polio Laboratory Network activities and wild and vaccine-derived poliovirus surveillance during January 2007 to June 2008?
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report