IMN || Neurology

Copaxone lipoatrophy far more common than reported

Posted on: 09/06/2014 - 17:30

DALLAS – The risk of lipoatrophy with glatiramer acetate is greater than 60%, according to a review of 73 multiple sclerosis patients at one clinic. The risk is "substantially higher than...

Field of Interest: Dermatology
Type: News Item

MCI confers increased risk of death

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 21:00

Patients with mild cognitive impairment were 80% more likely to die over a 6-year period than cognitively normal patients. The risks were significantly elevated for both patients with amnestic and...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Memory-disorder care program costs little but saves much

Posted on: 15/04/2014 - 20:00

WASHINGTON – A collaborative care program that supports both Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers saved an Indiana health care system more than $1 million during its initial yearlong test period. The...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

Quality gap in atrial fibrillation care significant

Posted on: 31/03/2014 - 16:20

LAS VEGAS – About 40% of atrial fibrillation inpatients leave the hospital without a prescription for stroke prevention medications, according to a retrospective review from Northwestern University...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

ECT quells dementia-associated agitation

Posted on: 27/03/2014 - 13:10

ORLANDO – Electroconvulsive therapy was safe and effective for treatment of refractory agitation in patients with dementia, including those with multiple medical comorbidities, in the largest case...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics
Type: News Item

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