Search results for "Neurology"
MKSAP Quiz: 3-month history of daily headaches
A 64-year-old woman is evaluated for a 3-month history of daily headaches of sudden, spontaneous onset. Following a physical exam and MRI, what is the most appropriate treatment of this patient's headaches?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/24/3.htm
24 Jan 2023
Relationships between primary care physicians, specialists may affect patient satisfaction
Patients gave higher ratings after a referral if the specialist trained with their primary care physician, a quasi-experimental study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/01/10/4.htm
10 Jan 2023
New thinking about Alzheimer's diagnosis
New technology and biomarkers have contributed to the detection of Alzheimer's disease, but clinicians are skeptical about the value of a diagnosis without the ability to treat the condition.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/new-thinking-about-alzheimers-diagnosis.htm
1 Nov 2019
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation for dementia
A 72-year-old man is evaluated for dementia with fluctuations in attentiveness, visual hallucinations, and slowness of movements over the past year. He has also acted out his dreams in his sleep a few times over the last 2 years. What is the most appropriate treatment?
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2022/07/26/3.htm
26 Jul 2022
Major shift in thinking about cognitive impairment
Because neurocognitive decline can have a variety of etiologies, a new definition by the DSM-5 defined mild cognitive impairment as a syndrome, and then drilled down to its etiology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/07/major-shift-in-thinking-about-cognitive-impairment.htm
1 Jul 2019
Internal Medicine Meeting 2016 goes to Washington
This issue covers topics such as the proper way to do a neurological workup, recently approved forms of insulin, and how to address nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/editors.htm
1 Jul 2016
What's new in ACP Hospitalist
What's new in ACP Hospitalist and other College publications, including a review of the impact of ICU glucose control for critically ill patients and the highly anticipated launch of MKSAP 15.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2009/07/highlights.htm
1 Jul 2009
Anticoagulation likely OK for stroke patients undergoing dental procedures
Stroke patients on blood thinners who undergo dental procedures can routinely continue aspirin or warfarin, according to level A recommendations issued by the American Academy of Neurology.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/04/1.htm
4 Jun 2013
Analysis finds several treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy more effective than placebo
A large meta-analysis recently compared the effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for painful diabetic neuropathy.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/11/04/5.htm
4 Nov 2014
SSRIs associated with increase in brain hemorrhage risk in some patients, but absolute risks appear small
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may increase risk for brain hemorrhage in some patients, although the absolute risks are probably low, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/10/23/4.htm
23 Oct 2012