Neurologic Disorders Resource Center

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FEATURES AND HIGHLIGHTS

POLL QUESTION

A recent article in Neurology discussed the ethical issues surrounding "neuro-enhancement," offering treatments to healthy people in order to improve brain performance. For example, some parents pressure doctors to prescribe ADHD treatments for their kids in order to improve their test-taking ability.


Clinical Charts

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Patient Information Fact Sheets

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Industry Supported Education

Get valuable insight on select drug products and medically-relevant topics, courtesy of the pharmaceutical industry.

News

Extended-Release Topiramate Shows Positive Treatment Effect for Epilepsy

Upsher Smith announced the completion of its Phase 3 PREVAIL study for USL255 (extended-release topiramate) as an adjunctive treatment for epilepsy in patients with refractory partial-onset seizures.

Iodine Deficiency Has Negative Impact on Child Cognition

Even mild iodine deficiency during pregnancy is associated with adverse child cognitive development.

BLA Submitted For Potential Multiple Sclerosis Therapy

Biogen Idec has submitted a BLA for Plegridy, a pegylated subcutaneous injectable molecular entity for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis.

Horizant ER 600mg Returning to Shelves

Shipments of Horizant ER tablets have commenced, and are expected to be available to patients in the first week of June.

Features

Maintaining Medical Professionalism Online

Social media, email, and other communication technologies have created great opportunities for clinicians to communicate with patients. But being social must be balanced with medical professionalism. MPR investigates.

8 Strategies for Your Patients to Better Manage Stress

Despite the commonness and destructive sequelae of stress, Americans are not receiving adequate stress management guidance from their health care providers, according to a recent study.

To Reduce Waste in System, AAN Says 'Choose Wisely'

As Yoda might say, "Wisely, you must choose." The American Academy of Neurology agrees. As part of an industry effort to reduce wasteful practices that contribute to healthcare costs, the AAN published its recommendations, code-named "Choose Wisely."

75 Ways to Transform Your Memory from Amnesic to Elephantic

Many people expect increasing memory loss as they age, but this memory loss can be reduced or stalled with some simple memorization techniques, physical exercise, and a reduction of stress. Here are 75 tips that can help you go from amnesic to elephantic within a few short weeks.

Treating Multiple Sclerosis: Oral Therapy Comes of Age

The advent of oral therapy now gives multiple sclerosis patients more options besides injections, which were the mainstay treatment. Currently only three oral treatments have been approved: Aubagio, Gilenya, and Tecfidera. We look at each in detail.

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