Neurology & Neurosurgery Ask The Experts Index

 
 
  • Combining Methadone With Other Long-acting and Short-acting Opioids for Pain Management Why am I seeing more and more patients with prescriptions for massive amounts of pain medication who are taking methadone plus narcotics?
    Medscape Pharmacists, March 2006
  • ADHD or RLS? ...or Both? Should patients with restless legs syndrome be screened for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder?
    Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, January 2006
  • Differential Diagnosis of CNS Lesions in a Patient Nonadherent to HAART Clenching an accurate diagnosis in some HIV-infected patients with CNS disease often requires extensive clinical, imaging, and laboratory work-up.
    Medscape HIV/AIDS, November 2005
  • ADHD in Women Are symptoms of ADHD in women different from those in men?
    Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, October 2005
  • PML, Despite Long-term Virologic Suppression and High CD4+ Cell Count Why has this patient developed progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, despite HIV control for 5 years?
    Medscape HIV/AIDS, August 2005
  • The Impact of Disturbed Sleep on Pain What is the impact of disturbed sleep on pain? Read this discussion by Dr. Thomas Roth.
    Medscape Family Medicine/Primary Care, June 2005
  • Seizures and Commercial Driving Restrictions Gregory Krauss, MD, addresses a question about a truck driver who had an unwitnessed event about 6 months ago and who has asked to get his driver's license renewed.
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, June 2005
  • Early-Onset Parkinson's Disease William Koller, MD, PhD, discusses a treatment strategy for an early-onset person with parkinsonism who is on large amounts of medication, has severe off periods, and most likely has dyskinesias.
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, June 2005
  • Atypical Antipsychotics in the Elderly Martin Farlow, MD, discusses the role of atypical antipsychotics for Alzheimer's patients in light of studies showing increased mortality associated with atypicals in elderly populations.
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, June 2005
  • EMG Findings of Axonal Polyneuropathy Orly Avitzur, MD, MBA, advises on whether an axonal polyneuropathy necessarily displays increased insertional activities.
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, May 2005
  • How Soon Can Teenagers Be Allowed to Drive After Stopping Anticonvulsants? Gregory Krauss, MD, gives some advice about the amount of time to wait before a teenager who has recently discontinued AEDs can safely be allowed to drive.
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, March 2005
  • Insomnia and Depression How can insomnia in the long term produce depression? Sleep expert Karl Doghramji, MD, addresses this question.
    Medscape Family Medicine/Primary Care, March 2005
  • Insomnia vs Sleep Deprivation Do insomnia patients fall asleep easily during daytime activities? Read what a sleep expert has to say about this.
    Medscape Family Medicine/Primary Care, March 2005
  • Insomnia and Perimenopause My female patients ask me, "Why did I start waking up at 3 am when I started menopause?" What can I tell them?
    Medscape Family Medicine/Primary Care, February 2005
  • Insomnia Related to Medications What are the main classes of medications used in primary care that have been linked to insomnia?
    Medscape Family Medicine/Primary Care, February 2005
  • Sleep Changes With Aging What changes in sleep accompany aging in the elderly? Read the answer by sleep expert Karl Doghramji, MD.
    Medscape Family Medicine/Primary Care, January 2005
  • The Effects of Alcohol on Sleep Read what this expert writes about the effects of alcohol on sleep.
    Medscape Family Medicine/Primary Care, January 2005
  • Atypical Neuroleptics, Hallucinations, and Parkinsonian Symptoms A patient with Lewy body dementia is experiencing intense auditory and visual hallucinations. Learn more about atypical neuroleptics in patients with parkinsonian symptoms.
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, January 2005
  • Diagnosis of Parkinsonian-like Motor Symptoms Parkinsonian-like motor symptoms associated with various conditions often have very similar presentations. What is the most appropriate method to arrive at a definitive diagnosis?
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, December 2004
  • Selegiline in the Early Treatment of Parkinson's Disease How is this agent optimally used for PD treatment?
    Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery, November 2004
 
 
 
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