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DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY IN THE NEWS: 2012

Dr. Scott A. Small
THE NEW YORK TIMES
Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer's
by Gina Kolata
February 1, 2012
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Dr. Adam M. Brickman
VOICE OF AMERICA
Silent Strokes Tied to Memory Loss Among Older Adults
by Melinda Smith
January 31, 2012
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Also covered by USA TODAY: Silent strokes' linked to memory loss in elderly.


Dr. Dale C. Hesdorffer
Dale C. Hesdorffer, PhD analyzed generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS) and antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy data concurrently to evaluate the association of both with an increased risk for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Co-authored by Dr. W. Allen Hauser, the study showed that none of the AEDs considered, as monotherapy or polytherapy, were associated with increased SUDEP risk when GTCS frequency was taken into account, suggesting that GTCS frequency, and not AEDs, increases the risk of this tragic outcome.
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Dr. Stephan A. Mayer
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Stricken Senator Makes Progress
by Thomas M. Burton
January 25, 2012
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Dr. Jennifer J. Manly
ASSOCIATED PRESS
US wants effective Alzheimer's treatment by 2025
by Lauran Neergaard
January 18, 2012
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Dr. Blair Ford
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ali still the Greatest as he celebrates 70th
by Tim Dahlberg
January 16, 2012
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Dr. Blair Ford
THE LANCET NEUROLOGY
Subthalamic deep brain stimulation with a constant-current device in Parkinson's disease: an open-label randomised controlled trial.
January 11, 2012
Dr. Blair Ford has been studying the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, as part of a controlled, multicenter trial involving 15 clinical sites nationwide. The results, published in an online version of The Lancet Neurology last week, show nearly a threefold increase in periods of effective symptom control among subjects who received DBS compared to those that did not.
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Dr. Roy N. Alcalay
MSNBC.com
Homicide no longer a top cause of death in U.S.
by JoNel Aleccia
January 11, 2012
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Dr. Carl W. Bazil
NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
Lost Sleep, More Risk
January 4, 2012
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Dr. Nikolaos Scarmeas
THE NATION
Foods that may help save your memory
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Also covered by NPR ONLINE: Is There Really Such A Thing As Brain Food?
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