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FDA Approvals: Vimpat, Stalevo No comments yet

The FDA has approved lacosamide as add-on therapy for adults with partial-onset seizures, and 2 new dosage strengths of a compound combining levodopa, carbidopa, and entacapone, indicated for Parkinson's disease patients who experience end-of-dose wearing-off.
Medscape Medical News

Transcranial Direct-Current Stimulation Improves Dexterity No comments yet

The noninvasive stimulation technique can improve the use of an individual's nondominant hand, and could help stroke patients recover motor skills.
Medscape Medical News

Reform of Opioid Policy No comments yet

State pain policies are outdated in a number of areas, influencing clinical decision-making and threatening to impede patient care.
Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery

Mental-Health Hospitalizations Longer, More Common, Than Others No comments yet

In the United States in 2006, more than 20% of all hospital stays were related to mental health, a new report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows.
Medscape Medical News

WCTRIMS 2008: Emerging Investigational Treatment Options in Multiple Sclerosis No comments yet

Drs. Mark Freedman, Fred Lublin, and Patricia Coyle review new therapies presented at the 2008 World Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis held September 17-20 in Montreal, Canada.
Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery

Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis: Emerging Data in an Evolving Therapeutic Landscape No comments yet

How will new data on imaging and current and emerging therapies for multiple sclerosis impact clinical practice now or in the future?

Prescribing Antiepileptic Drugs to Pediatric Patients No comments yet

What do data suggest are the antiepileptic drugs of choice for pediatric patients with epilepsy?

Adjunctive Treatment of Patients With Late-Stage Parkinson’s Disease No comments yet

Important considerations in managing patients with advanced PD are addressed in this interactive, case-based program. Other than motor symptoms, what specific issues should be the focus of treatment?
Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery

Phototherapy May Reduce Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Preemies No comments yet

Aggressive phototherapy might provide advantages, a new study shows, but for low-birth-weight infants, treatment might also increase the risk for death, and caution is urged.
Medscape Medical News

What Makes Us Humans Unique? Here Is a Surprising Answer: It’s the Sugar No comments yet

Dov Michaeli, MD, PhD, Managing Partner, Madah Medica LLC, Larkspur, California, and of www.thedoctorweighsin.com, explains how 1 chemical makes humans unique.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine
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