News tagged with pediatric neurologist
Annual costs of stroke in US children at least $42 million
Stroke in children costs at least $42 million annually in the United States, researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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Jul 09, 2009 |
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Striking the right chords
Practice was nearly over when high school wrestler Darrin Ching collapsed and found himself pinned to the mat, a searing pain gripping his right temple. Alarmed, his coach and teammates huddled around and tried to get him ...
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Mar 30, 2011 |
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Multiple sclerosis: Risk factors in children
Canadians have one of the highest rates of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in the world with approximately 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Primarily striking in adulthood, physicians and researchers with the Canadian Pediatric ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 21, 2011 |
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International panel revises 'McDonald Criteria' for diagnosing multiple sclerosis
International Panel Revises "McDonald Criteria" for Diagnosing MS -- Use of new data should speed diagnosis -- Publication coincides with MS Awareness Week
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Mar 09, 2011 |
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AAN guideline: Plasma exchange effective in treating severe MS relapses, neuropathies
A new guideline from the American Academy of Neurology recommends using plasma exchange to treat people with severe relapses in multiple sclerosis (MS) and related diseases, as well as those with certain kinds of nerve disorders ...
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Jan 17, 2011 |
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Maternal depression adversely affects quality of life in children with epilepsy
A study by Canadian researchers examined the prevalence of maternal depression and its impact on children newly diagnosed with epilepsy. Prevalence of depression in mothers ranged from 30%-38% within the first 24 months following ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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Diagnosing deafness early could help teenagers’ development
Researchers from the University of Southampton are investigating whether deaf teenagers have better language skills if they are identified as deaf just after they are born.
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Stem cell advance a step forward for treatment of brain diseases
Scientists have created a way to isolate neural stem cells – cells that give rise to all the cell types of the brain – from human brain tissue with unprecedented precision, an important step toward developing new ...
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Dec 07, 2010 |
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New drug shrinks brain tumors, reduces seizures in children with tuberous sclerosis
A drug used to treat advanced kidney cancer has now been shown to reduce a particular kind of brain tumor by at least 30 percent in patients with tuberous sclerosis—a genetic disease that causes tumors ...
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Nov 05, 2010 |
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Brain docs raise concussion alarm for kids' sports
(AP) -- The risk of concussions from football and some other sports is so serious that a qualified athletic trainer should always be on the field - at adult and children's games, and even at practice, a major ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Researchers target HIV-related brain difficulties
(PhysOrg.com) -- During the last two decades, scientists and doctors have developed a potent mix of medications that nearly stops HIV in its tracks for most patients. This combination antiretroviral therapy, or cART, can ...
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