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Neurology Now Magazine

An official bi-monthly publication of the American Academy of Neurology, and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Neurology Now® features new information about advances in the diagnosis and treatment of neurologic diseases.

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Read the April/May 2012 issue.

  • Rocket Man Astronaut Rich Clifford's journey with Parkinson's disease
  • Facing Pain: Diagnosing and treating the intense facial pain known as trigeminal neuralgia
  • Too Rare for Research? People with rare diseases often experience significant delays in diagnosis and access to few, if any, treatment options
Breaking News from the American Academy of Neurology

Study Finds Head Impacts in Contact Sports May Reduce Learning in College Athletes

A new study suggests that head impacts experienced during contact sports such as football and hockey may worsen some college athletes' ability to acquire new information. (May 16, 2012)

Eyes Wide Shut: Sleepwalking Common in Adults?

New research shows that sleepwalking may be much more common in adults than previously thought and that having depression or anxiety may increase your likelihood of experiencing the condition. (May 15, 2012)

Response to First Drug Treatment May Signal Likelihood of Future Seizures in People with Epilepsy

How well people with newly diagnosed epilepsy respond to their first drug treatment may signal the likelihood that they will continue to have more seizures, according to a study published in the May 9, 2012, online issue of Neurology®. (May 10, 2012)

American Academy of Neurology Foundation is Now the American Brain Foundation

The name change is part of an overall re-branding campaign as the organization repositions itself to become the world’s leader in raising money for research to cure brain diseases. (April 24, 2012)

New Guidelines: Treatments Can Help Prevent Migraine

Watch the Press Conference. (April 23, 2012)

Neuro Film Festival Unveils its 2012 Contest Winners

GRAND PRIZE ($1,000 and a trip to New Orleans) Awarded by a panel of judges for the film exhibiting creativity in a technically polished presentation: The Astronaut’s Secret by Zach Jankovic. (April 22, 2012)

Study: Use of Drug Following First Sign of Possible MS Reduces Likelihood of Progression to MS

People who received injections of the multiple sclerosis drug interferon beta-1a soon after their first signs of possible MS were less likely to progress to clinically definite MS than people who switched to interferon beta-1a from placebo. (April 19, 2012)

Breaking Point: When Does Head Trauma in Sports Lead to Memory Loss?

A new study suggests there may be a starting point at which blows to the head or other head trauma suffered in combat sports start to affect memory and thinking abilities and can lead to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, in the brain. (April 18, 2012)

Get Moving: Daily Exercise May Reduce Alzheimer's Disease Risk at Any Age

Daily physical exercise may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, even in people over the age of 80, according to a study published in the April 18, 2012, online issue of Neurology®. (April 18, 2012)

Clinical Trial: Intestinal Gel Reduces 'Off' Time in Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Results to be presented as part of the Emerging Science program (formerly known as Late-Breaking Science) at the AAN's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to 28. (April 17, 2012)

AAN Press Release: New Method May Help Detect Marker for Alzheimer's Disease Earlier

Research will be presented as part of the Emerging Science program (formerly known as Late-Breaking Science) at the AAN's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012. (April 15, 2012)

Good News for Parkinson's Patients: Drugs May Ease Depression without Worsening Motor Problems

Certain antidepressants appear to decrease depression in people with Parkinson’s disease without worsening motor problems, according to a study published in the April 11, 2012, online issue of Neurology® (April 11, 2012)

AAN Press Release: Studies Show Memory Declines Faster In Years Closest to Death; Mental Activity Best Protection

New research finds that a person’s memory declines at a faster rate in the two- and-a-half years before death than at any other time after memory problems first begin. (April 4, 2012)

AAN Pledges to Improve Quality of Life for Epilepsy Patients in Response to IOM Report

A special educational session discussing the report will be held during the AAN's 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans on Monday, April 23, 2012 from 12:30–1:30 p.m. (April 3, 2012)

AAN Press Release: Guideline: IVIg Effective for Certain Nerve and Muscle Disorders

IVIg is a type of immunotherapy that fights the misdirected immune system. (March 28, 2012)

AAN Press Release: Memory Problems May Increase After Being Hospitalized

A new study suggests that older people may have an increased risk of problems with memory and thinking abilities after being in the hospital. (March 21, 2012)

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