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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Antiepileptic Drug Comparison: More Details

A post hoc analysis of the focal epilepsy arm in the SANAD trial reveals outcome predictors for patients receiving specific AED treatments.

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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Lasmiditan for Acute Migraine Treatment

Oral lasmiditan, a novel 5-HT1F receptor agonist, appears to be a safe and effective acute migraine therapy without the vasoactive adverse effects of triptans.

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Is Botulinum Toxin Type A Effective for Headache Prophylaxis?

A meta-analysis finds that it may be effective for chronic, but not episodic, migraine headache but not for any form of tension-type headache.

CORRECTION

Correction: Antidepressants for Patients with Parkinson DiseaseFree

A correction to a summary published April 30, 2012

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Antipsychotics and Myocardial Infarction in Dementia Patients

The risk for MI was significantly elevated in the first month after initiation of antipsychotics in dementia patients already treated with cholinesterase inhibitors.

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Physical Activity in Elders and Alzheimer Risk

An actigraphy study supports the role of activity in preventing AD.

CASE HISTORY

Stabbing Headache and Ptosis: Case Diagnosis

The case diagnosis and a discussion

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Reducing Seizures Caused by AVMs

Radiosurgery reduced long-term seizure frequency in a retrospective study.

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Identifying Candidates for Organ Donation after Cardiac Death

Assessment of brainstem function can identify patients who will develop cardiac arrest soon enough after withdrawal of life support for organs to be salvaged.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Judicious Pacing for Myotonic Dystrophy

In a large retrospective study, DM1 patients with conduction abnormalities had lower all-cause mortality and sudden death with electrophysiological testing and prophylactic pacing than with a noninvasive strategy.

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Antidepressants for Patients with Parkinson DiseaseFree

A well-controlled, multicenter study suggests efficacy of paroxetine and venlafaxine.

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Headaches Are Common in Children with Tourette Syndrome

At Cleveland Clinic, 17% of children with TS reported having a migraine headache during the previous 6 months.

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First Complex Febrile Seizure Portends Low Risk for Intracranial Pathology

Fewer than 1% of children with first complex febrile seizure and a normal neurological examination have clinically important intracranial pathology.

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Isolated Severe Injury Mechanism Predicts Low Risk for Pediatric Intracranial Injury

Children with severe injury mechanism as the only one of the six risk factors included in the PECARN head injury prediction rule were at very low risk for clinically important traumatic brain injury.

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In Alzheimer Disease, Antioxidants Hurt

Antioxidants do not improve AD biomarkers and adversely affect cognition.

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Journal Watch Neurology summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of neurologic subjects including Alzheimer disease, autoimmune disease, epilepsy, headache, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, Parkinson disease, sleep, and stroke.

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Neurology Editors-in-Chief

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S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, PhD
Professor of Neurology; Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Associate Vice Chancellor of Research; and Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute — all at the University of California, San Francisco

S. Andrew Josephson, MD
S. Andrew Josephson, MD
Associate Professor of Neurology; Director, Neurohospitalist Program; and Medical Director, Inpatient Neurology — all at the University of California, San Francisco

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