REPORT FROM THE ENS 2008 – Musculoskeletal disorders are common in patients with Parkinsons disease but are often inadequately managed, according to a survey conducted in the U.K. (Natalwala et al. Abstract 0216. J Neurol 2008;255(suppl 2): 52).
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Do antihypertensives provide clinical benefit in AD?
September 9, 2008REPORT FROM THE ENS 2008 – Several epidemiological studies have suggested a link between vascular risk factors such as hypertension and Alzheimers disease (Tzourio. Dialogues Clin Neurosci 2007;9:61-70).
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Laquinimod effects on MRI activity: results of a 36-week extension study
August 25, 2008REPORT FROM THE ENS 2008 – Laquinimod, a novel immunomodulatory agent in clinical development, significantly reduces the number of gadolinium-enhancing lesions on MRI, according to the results of a phase II extension study (Comi et al. Abstract 0193. J Neurol 2008;255(suppl 2): 46).
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August 25, 2008ApoE distribution in mild cognitive impairment
August 25, 2008
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REPORT FROM THE ENS 2008 – The distribution of the epsilon 4 allele of apolipoprotein E (apoE) in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) suggests that MCI is an initial step in the Ayurvedico pathogenesis of Alzheimers disease, according to data presented at ENS 2008 (Lovati et al. Abstract P779. J Neurol 2008;255(suppl 2): 193-194).
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