The American Academy of Neurologists (AAN) was formed in 1949 to address the needs of neurologists and neuroscientists. AAN offers continuing educations programs for its members, on-line abstracts and research reports, an annual conference and numerous educational opportunities for students and professionals. AAN offers continuous updates on the practice of Neurology including recent discoveries and new methodologies for practitioners. AAN offers information and tools for complying with governmental regulation in the practice of medicine.
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Nearly one in five people on Medicare travel 50 or more miles one way to see a neurologist, a doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the brain and nervous system, according to research published in Neurology. The study ...
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A study of twins shows that having a concussion early in life is tied to having lower scores on tests of thinking and memory skills decades later as well as having more rapid decline in those scores than twins who did not ...
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People who have had a stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having another stroke, especially ischemic stroke, compared to people who also had ...
Aug 30, 2023
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Millions of Americans were exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, early in the pandemic but could not get diagnosed due to testing limitations. Many of those people developed a post-viral syndrome with symptoms ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Only a small percentage of older adults who are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease meet the eligibility criteria to receive new monoclonal antibody treatments, drugs that target amyloid-ß plaques in the brain, an ...
Aug 16, 2023
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People who take acid reflux medications called proton pump inhibitors for four-and-a-half years or more may have a higher risk of dementia compared to people who do not take these medications, according to new research published ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Teens who have been bullied by their peers, or who have considered or attempted suicide, may be more likely to have more frequent headaches than teens who have not experienced any of these problems, according to a study published ...
Aug 2, 2023
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New therapies for early Alzheimer's disease, monoclonal antibodies that remove amyloid-β plaques in the brain, are bringing hope to people whose lives have been affected by the disease. To help neurologists discuss these ...
Jul 27, 2023
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People who carry the gene variant associated with the strongest risk for Alzheimer's disease may lose their ability to detect odors earlier than people who do not carry the gene variant, which may be an early sign of future ...
Jul 26, 2023
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People who start taking medication soon after the first signs of multiple sclerosis (MS) may have a lower risk of disability later, according to a study published Neurology.
Jul 19, 2023
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