REPORT FROM THE AAN, APRIL 10-17, 2010 – A Canadian retrospective study has examined the potential usefulness of [18F]-fluorodeoxyglucose PET (FDG-PET) in the diagnosis of atypical or unclear dementias (Laforce et al. AAN P03.020).
Neurology
Ibuprofen may lower PD risk
June 23, 2010REPORT FROM THE AAN, APRIL 10-17, 2010 – A prospective database analysis has found that ibuprofen use appears to lower the risk of Parkinson’s disease (Gao et al. AAN, S03.003).
Treatment effects in AD: overview of recent studies
June 23, 2010REPORT FROM THE AAN, APRIL 10-17, 2010 – The following is a summary of recent medication studies presented at AAN 2010.
Twice-weekly glatiramer acetate as effective as daily dosing
June 2, 2010REPORT FROM THE AAN, APRIL 10-17, 2010 – A new U.S. study reports that glatiramer acetate administered twice per week is as effective as daily dosing (Caon et al. AAN, S11.002).
Hypertension and dementia risk differs in the very elderly
June 2, 2010REPORT FROM THE AAN, APRIL 10-17, 2010 – Hypertension is well established as a dementia risk factor, but two analyses from the 90+ trial indicate that it is not associated with dementia in the very old.