Neurology
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<ѻý>Parents Often Miss Subtle Autism Signsѻý>
The symptoms of autism tend to emerge in children after 6 months of age, with a loss of social and communications skills that is more common and more subtle than previously thought, according to a new study that questions previous assumptions about the progression of the condition.
Mar 02, 2010
<ѻý>CT Safety Warnings Follow Radiation Overdose Accidentѻý>
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
<ѻý>Recall of Three Little Words Helps Quick Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment
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ATLANTA -- Mild cognitive impairment can be determined in less than five minutes with a three-word memory test and a clock- drawing task, according to researchers here. The words are apple, penny, and table.
Nov 19, 2008
<ѻý>Head Positional Maneuvers Endorsed for Benign Vertigoѻý>
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
<ѻý>McCain Cites 'Strong Evidence' of Link Between Vaccines and Autismѻý>
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican candidate for president, has given credibility to "strong evidence" of a link between autism and thimerosal in childhood vaccines. He cited "divided scientific opinion" on the matter.
Mar 05, 2008
<ѻý>APA: Co-Morbid ADHD in Bipolar Adults May Respond To Non-Stimulantsѻý>
SAN DIEGO -- When attention deficit hyperactivity disorder meets bipolar disorder in an adult, the diagnosis is hard and the course is poorly understood but the co-morbidity appears to exacerbate matters, researchers said here.
May 24, 2007
<ѻý>FDA Warns on Mixing Antidepressants with Migraine Drugs
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ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Mixing common migraine drugs such as Imitrex (sumatriptan) with antidepressants like Prozac (fluoxetine) or Cymbalta (duloxetine) can trigger a life-threatening condition called serotonin-syndrome, the FDA has warned.
Jul 20, 2006
<ѻý>Blood Clots Linked to Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementias
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MANCHESTER, England — Spontaneous cerebral blood clots were detected at similar rates in patients with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia, suggesting a common pathology and a potentially preventable or treatable cause for some dementias, researchers here said.
Apr 28, 2006