General Neurology
News, opinions and meeting coverage in neurology.
<ѻýҕl>CT Safety Warnings Follow Radiation Overdose Accidentѻýҕl>
Reports of stroke patients who were accidentally exposed to eight times the normal radiation dose during diagnostic CT scans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are prompting safety warnings and soul searching in radiology.
Oct 15, 2009
<ѻýҕl>Head Positional Maneuvers Endorsed for Benign Vertigoѻýҕl>
PHOENIX, Ariz., -- Almost like wet dogs shaking their heads, patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo are resolving dizziness by a series of directed movements to remove loose calcium crystals from semicircular canals in the ear.
May 27, 2008
<ѻýҕl>After Oophorectomy, Cognitive Impairment Risks Riseѻýҕl>
ROCHESTER, Minn. -- There is evidence of a neuroprotective effect of estrogen from two studies that found women were at an increased risk for dementia and parkinsonism after their ovaries were removed before natural menopause.
Aug 29, 2007
<ѻýҕl>Schiavo Neurologist Calls Frist a Fool and Shamefulѻýҕl>
MINNEAPOLIS-Seven years of work with the Terri Schiavo case have convinced neurologist Ronald Cranford, MD, that there is no doubt about the diagnosis of persistent vegetative state. He has sharp words for physicians and physician-politicians who say otherwise.
Mar 27, 2005